Giuseppe Coppola (Analyst Designer for Web Applications): “ The emotional intelligence training helped me to understand the dynamics of human interaction in my new work place. This helped me to become more productive and better able to apply my competencies toward the team’s and organization’s goals. ”
Life Success for NFL Players
A study of 30 retired National Football League players shows that the benefits of emotional intelligence go far beyond financial performance. Many professional athletes struggle to be successful off the field. The study found that athletes with greater emotional intelligence are far more likely have good health and relationships, avoid drug/alcohol use and violence, do well at work and enjoy a high quality of life. 61 In fact, over 60% in the variation of these “life success” factors is predicted by emotional intelligence. 62
Predicting Life Success
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The curved line on this graph indicates the relationship between EQ scores and Life Success scores; the steeper the line, the stronger the correlation showing that EQ is most essential for those struggling and those at the top of their game.
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