Emotional Intelligence at Work: A Personal Operating System for Career Success

Review Emotional Intelligence At Work By Richard M. Contino & Penelope J. Holt Publisher: ‎ Business Expert Press (30 Mar. 2021)Language: ‎ EnglishPaperback: ‎ 150 pagesISBN-10: ‎ 1637420188ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1637420188Genre: ‎Self Help and Personal Development The BookViral Review:If you thought success was simply down to hard work and fortuitousopportunities. Emotional Intelligence At Work - A Personal OperatingSystem For Career Success by Richard M. Contino and Penelope J. Holtprovides a genuine opportunity to readjust your thinking. Clearly differentiating itself from a deluge of lacklustre offerings in thepersonal Development and Self Help genres, Contino and Holt leave uswith no doubt that Emotional Intelligence plays a huge role in helpingus understand and manage emotions.The applications of EmotionalIntelligence range from organizational situations to home life,parenting, romantic relationships, and more but in writing from anorganizational perspective Contino and Holt explore how developingEmotional Intelligence can help individuals better deal with careerpitfalls like confrontation, impulse control, negativity andpoor self-motivation, among others, to build a framework for careeradvancement."When our personal psychology or lack of BEQ distorts or blocks us from witnessing what's actually happening in business, webecome factually blind," state Contino and Holt and they certainlysucceed in focusing the reader's attention with their thoughts delivered in easily digestible morsels. Sharing insightful case studiesthey understand that change comes from within and have judiciouslychosen and developed tools that provide the reader with genuine insightwithout wading through an extraneous level of detail. Eachchapter pulls its weight. But Contino and Holt's chapters on UncoveringEmotional Baggage, Honing Business EQ by Spotting Tell-Tale Behaviors,Business Battlefield Survival and Building a Personal Emotional BrandFor Success are potentially transformational for the reader who actively engages with their perspective.It's clear from the start that Contino and Holt understand the psychology of achievement and inEmotional Intelligence At Work - A Personal Operating System For CareerSuccess they have delivered an invaluable read for handbook foremotional transformation and career successReview of Emotional Intelligence At Work Post by Eutoc» 13 Jul 2021, 07:05 [Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of"Emotional Intelligence At Work" by Richard M Contino & PenelopeJ Holt.] 4 out of 4 stars Contrary to popular opinion, our emotions play a significant role in our careeras much as the most prominent of all success metrics, intelligence quotient. InEmotional Intelligence At Work, Richard M. Contino and Penelope J. Holtguide their readers on how to identify their emotional needs at theirworkplaces. Being aware of the roles our emotions, including that of ourco-workers, play in our work-life balance is crucial. One is an action awayfrom steering his career to where he would like it to be.The first few chapters were dedicated to showing the readers the differentscenarios where our emotional needs tend to bias business decisions. Fictitiousstories and narrations from personal experiences were presented to showpractical ways a high business emotional intelligence can be helpful.Identifying our emotional needs isn't something that could be easily uncovered,which is why the authors suggested using emotional clues. These clues couldhelp knowledge workers have a better understanding of themselves. They can alsobe used to figure out the different personalities exhibited by theirco-workers. The aim of the book is geared towards helping the reader attain astate of high emotional intelligence in their business life.I enjoyed every bit of this book. It made me see business growth anddevelopment from a different vantage point. As a strong proponent of IQ overEQ, I must confess that the authors elaborately proved that a high IQ needs t