Is Emotional Intelligence Overrated?

Keith Melvin Sumaria Systems, LLC Dayton, OH, United States

I few months ago I participated in a leadership seminar. The first part of the seminar focused on Emotional Intelligence (EI) utilizing the following skills: Self-Awareness, Self-regulation, Motivation, Empathy, and Social Skill (source is Daniel Goleman - an emotional intelligence researcher).

The seminar forced participants to analyze why they respond to certain situations and interact with certain personalities.

I discovered some communication tendencies I wasn't aware and I'm slowly improving my be a better teammate. So, to answer my own question, "No", I don't believe EI is overrated.

What's your experience with EI?

Posted: Oct 23, 2024 9:28 PM

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Bisharah Saeed Project Manager| Computacenter

Hi Keith,

I don't think EI is overrated as well. Just taking the context of project management, project managers are in a position to interact with a lot of stakeholders, in fact humans. Without EI, it is really challenging to deal with certain situations which requires analysis and root cause identification. Not to mention, it can even lead to sour relationships and trust issues which can be really damaging to the project and team. My opinion is that without EI, anyone let alone a project manager will find it really hard working in a team.

Posted: Oct 27, 2024 6:50 AM

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