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 youd 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?