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Emotional Intelligence Concepts, Their Utility and Application in Administration and Governance


Emotional Intelligence Concepts, Their Utility and Application in Administration and Governance

Section titled “Emotional Intelligence Concepts, Their Utility and Application in Administration and Governance”

2020-10-21 16:47:51


  • EI - ability to perceive, assess, generate emotions to assist thought
    • Goleman - refers to capacity for recognizing own feelings and those of others
    • Combines cognition and emotion w/ intelligence
    • Mayer and Salovey (Ability Model) - perceiving emotions, reasoning w/ emotions, understanding emotions, manage emotions
    • Domains of EI by Goleman
      • Self-awareness, Manage emotions, self-motivation, recognise emotions of others, handling relationships
  • Attributes of EI in adm
    • Handles conflicts constructively, de personalises angers of others, deal w/ uncertainty, ID and Abide by core values and beliefs, understand/ empathise, manage difficult/ unreasonable persons
  • Relevance of EI in CS
    • Fast changing social structure, inc regional economic digital divide, inadequacy of basic necessities,
    • inc awareness of masses, widespread application of IT, demand for improved Governance
    • Increase cynicism and contempt of politics and adm
    • Inc tendency to resort to agitation, aggression
    • Problems of political pressure, corruption, obsolete methods, lack of avenues for growth, over centralisation
  • Application of EI to help Civil Services
    • Achieve amicable work env, improve behaviour and performance of indi workers, inc org performance
    • Inc interpersonal skills, inc capacity to handle changes in work, pressures and stress, conflicts
    • Inc level of commitment, trust, see things in holistic manner, handle negative emotions
    • Greater motivation, cooperation, collaboration, build bonds, not prone to aggression, greater focus etc
  • EQ - measure of persons ability to monitor his emotion
    • Imp of EQ - Physical health take care of bodies, Mental well-being, Relationships help read others cues, Conflict resolution, Success, Leadership
    • Intrapersonal and Interpersonal EQ
    • Develops emotional maturity, inc social intelligence, avoid or manage relationship problems, copes w/ stress