Throughout this course and your psychology program as a whole, you have been asked about the role or significance

Throughout this course and your psychology program as a whole, you have been asked about the role or significance of emotional intelligence skills in various contexts. To complete this discussion, use the Shapiro Library article Emotional Intelligence and Managerial Communication.

For your initial post, answer the following questions in about 8 to 12 sentences:

• If you could pick only one factor of emotional intelligence to argue was the most important in a professional setting, which of the following 4 factors would you pick and why?
  • Awareness of self
  • Awareness of others
  • Self-regulation
  • Relationship management
• What is one strategy you could employ to promote an increase of emotional intelligence related to your selected factor?
  
  • For example, would modeling the behavior you’d like to see be effective? Why or why not?
• If you could sit down with any theorist covered in this course to discuss and debate your choice with, who would it be and why?
• Why is emotional regulation in the workplace (or in a job interview) important?
• In your experience, do healthy workplace cultures tend to be the exception or the norm?

Remember to respond to two peers while being respectful of and sensitive to their viewpoints. Consider advancing the discussion in the following ways:

• Post an article, video, or additional research to reinforce a peer’s idea or challenge them to see their point from a different perspective.
• Consider asking a content-relevant question or discussing your personal experiences.

To complete this assignment, review the Psychology Undergraduate Discussion Rubric. You will also need:

• Programmatic Themes
• Norms of Practice for Online Discussion
• Ethical Usage Practices