Emotional Intelligence And Teamwork

Salovey and Mayer, who coined the phrase “emotional intelligence” in 1990, described it as the capacity to recognize, comprehend, and regulate both one’s own and other people’s emotions. 

In the world of leadership, emotional intelligence is trendy. Although it is well known that management requires emotional intelligence, teams also require it. Teams’ productivity and motivation will increase if EQ is actively promoted and developed. Teams with emotional intelligence are more effective.

A person’s capacity to maintain composure and concentration in stressful conditions and to act altruistically towards the atomistic show their increased emotional intelligence at work.

As more studies link emotional intelligence to the development of strong bonds and interpersonal relationships among employees in the workplace and scientifically document the positive correlation of emotional intelligence with the successful outcomes of an organization, emotional intelligence can significantly contribute to the workplace.

Emotional Intelligence & Teamwork Together:

Collaboration

Teams should be able to function as cohesive ones and be aware of each other’s capacities in terms of time, mental and physical effort, and output quality. 

Emotional Management

Self-awareness is essential for effective interpersonal communication, allowing employees to control their emotions and respond appropriately.

Motivating Others

Teams with emotional intelligence recognize and reward each other’s successes, leading to increased motivation.

We would benefit from doing studies in more organizations with a bigger sample size in order to more thoroughly examine the effect of high emotional intelligence on enhancing teamwork in the public sector.