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A full man does not understand a hungry man.
- Anon.

This new attitude towards effort and work as an aim in itself may be assumed to be the most important psychological change which has happened to man since the end of the middle ages…the development of a frantic activity and a striving to do something.
– Erich Fromm

THE FIVE EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES
1. The ability to identify and name one's emotional states and to understand the link between emotions, thought and action.
2. The capacity to manage one's emotional states — to control emotions or to shift undesirable emotional states to more adequate ones.
1. The ability to enter into emotional states (at will) associated with a drive to achieve and be successful.
4. The capacity to read, be sensitive to, and influence other people's emotions.
5. The ability to enter and sustain satisfactory interpersonal
- Daniel Goleman

If want to be a good leader, you must be great at emotional Intelligence.
- Daniel Goleman

In detail:

Self awareness
The ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions and drives as well as their effect on others.
Shown by: Self Confidence, Realistic Self assessment, Self sense of humor.

Self Regulation
The ability to control or redirect disruption in places and moods. The propensity to suspend judgment - thinking before acting.
Shown by: Trustworthiness and integrity, comfort with ambiguity, openness to change.

Motivation
A passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or status. A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.
Shown by: strong drive to achieve, optimism, even in the case of failure, organizational commitment.

Empathy
The ability to understand the emotional of other people. Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.
Shown by: willingness to understand the context of others' lives and situation

Social Skill
Proficiency in managing relationships to build networks. An ability to find common ground to build a rapport.
Shown by: Effectiveness in handling change, persuasiveness, expertise in building and trading terms.
- Adapted from an article in Harvard Business Review

Tzu-kung asked, 'Is there a single word which can be a guide to conduct throughout one's life?' The Master said, 'It is perhaps the word 'shu.' Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
- Confucius, 6th century B.C. Chinese sage and founder of Confucianism

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