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What Is Emotional Intelligence? +18 Ways to Improve It

By Courtney E. Ackerman — 2020

What’s more important: IQ or emotional intelligence? If you think IQ is more important, you might be surprised at what you’ll learn in this piece. Some argue that it’s more important to our success than cognitive intelligence.

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What Is Emotional Intelligence?

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Emotional Intelligence (EQ)