Applying Emotional Intelligence: A Practitioner's Guide

The explosion of research on Emotional Intelligence (EI) in the last decade has provided increasing evidence that EI can be measured reliably and can be useful in predicting important outcomes, such as managerial effectiveness and relationship quality. Naturally, people are now asking, "So, how does one improve EI?" Improving Emotional Intelligence is the first empirically grounded book to address this question. The emphasis of the book is applied - that is, it provides concrete examples of what we do in our interventions in a wide variety of situation. Contrasting approaches to EI interventions are also covered. While practical in its focus, the book also highlights important theoretical implications. That is, the intervention exercises specify the hypothesized manipulations required to improve EI. It will also provide a foundation for future research on this important and fascinating topic. Improving Emotional Intelligence is a 'must-read' for anyone interested in EI and itsapplication, using rigorous, scientific findings by leading researchers in the field. This book will be of interest to wide variety of practitioners, including those interested in developing EI in organizations, health areas, clinical populations, and school-age populations. The book will also be of interest to researches who conduct EI intervention research. Finally, the book is designed to be relevant to the reader's own life, encouraging the reader to complete self-development exercises and to undertake - and to understand -- the necessary training to do high quality EI intervention work.