Competencies to Emotional
Intelligence
According to the originators of
emotional intelligence (Mayer & Salovey, 1997), there are four competencies
that encompass this important skill: (1) the ability to perceive, appraise, and
express emotion accurately; (2) the ability to access and generate feelings
when they facilitate cognition; (3) the ability to understand affect-laden
information and make use of emotional knowledge; and (4) the ability to
regulate emotions to promote growth and well-being. In today’s organizational
atmosphere, which of these four would you consider to be the most important
competency and why? How would a coach help develop this selected competency in
a client?





