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The Power of Emotional Intelligence
Season 2 · Episode 221

The Power of Emotional Intelligence

Psychology Professor Catherine Sanderson joins Ron Steslow to discuss emotional intelligence and how it impacts success in the workplace, politics, and our everyday lives

Politicology

February 8, 20231h 4m

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Show Notes

Catherine Sanderson (Poler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College) joins Ron Steslow to discuss emotional intelligence and how it impacts success in the workplace, politics, and our everyday lives


(01:40) What emotional intelligence is and how we measure it


(03:55) Why emotional intelligence is important 


(07:03) How self-awareness impacts emotional intelligence 


(10:15) How you can build self-awareness


(13:05) How regulating your emotions shapes your emotional intelligence 


(16:20) Ways you can improve how well you manage and regulate your emotions


(21:19) The importance of grit in emotional intelligence 


(24:43) Emotional intelligence and being a moral rebel 


(39:39) The “dark side” of emotional intelligence


(41:39) Why emotional intelligence needs a moral backbone 


(50:53) How you can improve your emotional intelligence 


You can measure your emotional intelligence using this test: http://bit.ly/3DPYxpX


Follow Ron and Catherine on Twitter:


https://twitter.com/RonSteslow


https://twitter.com/SandersonSpeaks

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