Life is complex, but emotional intelligence can help. Emotional intelligence is the ability to read and understand emotions in yourself and others. The concept started in 1990 when psychologists Peter Salovey and John Mayer wrote their breakthrough article, "Emotional Intelligence," published in the journal
Imagination, Cognition, and Personality. Five years later, psychologist and
New York Times science writer Daniel Goleman made the concept popular with his book
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.
Working with Goleman is Hay Group Transforming Learning—an organization that provides the tools, measurements and data to help people improve their emotional intelligence. To find your emotional intelligence quotient, or E-IQ,
take this simple quiz. The test, developed by Hay Group, has scores ranging from 1 to 100, with 50 being an average. Note: This quiz will provide you with a representative score of your emotional intelligence, not your complete score. To find out how to measure your complete E-IQ, contact Hay Group at (800) 729-8074.
Knowing your E-IQ is important because it gauges how well you manage your emotions. No matter where you fall, being aware of your emotions—what you're feeling and why you're feeling that way—is the first step toward improving your E-IQ.
