Dan Hurley Can You Make Yourself Smarter Summary
The article, “Can You Make Yourself Smarter?” by Dan Hurley, illustrates the prevalence and importance of crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence. One thing he does not touch on in his article is the different kinds of intelligence, for example, emotional intelligence. Like crystallized and fluid intelligence, emotional intelligence is extremely ubiquitous, but emotional intelligence is the most important aspect of intelligence related to influences on job performance, as well as its importance to businesses, and how people can increase their emotional intelligence (Hurley).
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Emotional intelligence is considered in everything an employer does, things like hiring, firing, and promoting employees. Hiring managers examine candidates’ emotional intelligence by asking specific questions during the hiring process geared towards identifying those with a higher degree of emotional intelligence. Managers also analyze the emotional intelligence of their current staff to determine leadership potential and to see who is capable of moving up on the career ladder into a higher position. In addition, when promotions and pay raises are being contemplated, emotional intelligence is typically the tiebreaker between the two running mates. A noteworthy academic background, professional experience and certifications are all necessary to get the foot in the door, but having established emotional intelligence increases your chance to land a higher position (Alliance). "Emotional intelligence matters twice as much as technical and analytic skill combined for star performances," Goleman, a New York Times behavioral science columnist, writes (Simmons). "And the higher people move up in the company, the more crucial emotional intelligence becomes,” (Simmons). Employers say emotionally intelligent managers’ rate higher in job satisfaction and lower in levels of turnover, which benefit the employee, but also the company at large which lead to greater rewards
To excel in today's competitive environment, organizations need people who are composed of more than just academic intelligence. Companies need people with qualities …show more content…
Emotional intelligence is considered in everything an employer does, things like hiring, firing, and promoting employees. Hiring managers examine candidates’ emotional intelligence by asking specific questions during the hiring process geared towards identifying those with a higher degree of emotional intelligence. Managers also analyze the emotional intelligence of their current staff to determine leadership potential and to see who is capable of moving up on the career ladder into a higher position. In addition, when promotions and pay raises are being contemplated, emotional intelligence is typically the tiebreaker between the two running mates. A noteworthy academic background, professional experience and certifications are all necessary to get the foot in the door, but having established emotional intelligence increases your chance to land a higher position (Alliance). "Emotional intelligence matters twice as much as technical and analytic skill combined for star performances," Goleman, a New York Times behavioral science columnist, writes (Simmons). "And the higher people move up in the company, the more crucial emotional intelligence becomes,” (Simmons). Employers say emotionally intelligent managers’ rate higher in job satisfaction and lower in levels of turnover, which benefit the employee, but also the company at large which lead to greater rewards