Emotional intelligence is the ability of an individual to understand their own emotions, as well as other peoples’ emotions, and ultimately to make decisions using this emotional information during everyday life and in the workplace.
The newly established Emotional Intelligence Society of Australia (EISA) is a non-profit educational organisation that brings together researchers, professionals, and individuals from around the globe who are interested in applying the principles of emotional intelligence (EI) in their personal and professional life.
“Different types of intelligence are distinguished according to the kinds of information on which they operate. We conceive that emotional intelligence operates on emotional information.”
“Different types of intelligence are distinguished according to the kinds of information on which they operate. We conceive that emotional intelligence operates on emotional information.”
Mayer, Salovey, and Caruso, 2004, p.198