“Emotional intelligence is the innate potential to feel, use, communicate, recognize, remember, describe, identify, learn from, manage, understand and explain emotions.” Reference from http://eqi.org/eidefs.htm
Emotional intelligence influences our behaviour, thoughts, feelings, values and interactions with others. It helps us understand how we are from emotional body perspective.
For years, the intelligence quotient (IQ) has been measured to see how smart people are. In the last twenty years, many organizations and employers have started to look at emotional intelligence as a method is assessing the suitability of candidates for positions. The sense is if an individual has a high emotional intelligence they will be able to navigate through almost any situation or find a way to navigate their way through their interactions with others.
Emotional intelligence can be measured through a variety of different tests such as Myer Briggs, Leadership 360, Strength Finders, etc. Each of the tests provides insight into the individual’s makeup so that they can better understand themselves therefore understand what their comfort zones are. In order to grow and flourish, they understand that it is important to be uncomfortable as that is when the growth happens. Through these tests, they recognize how they can be comfortably uncomfortable in order to really step into who they really are.
Ishu Kler is a photographer and Social Media Manager at Veza Global. She currently owns and operates a freelance photography company called Ishu Kler Creative where she specializes in branding, portrait and event photography. Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., her love and passion for photography led Ishu to travel and live in New Delhi, India, where she obtained her Diploma in Photography. She also travelled to Costa Rica in 2015, where she obtained her Certificate in Documentary Photography from Photographers Without Borders.
Kelsey is a passionate Multimedia Designer & Communications Specialist with a diploma in Multimedia Production and over nine years of diverse design experience in different areas of the world including roles within multinational in-house marketing teams Microsoft and Technetix, marketing agencies and freelance. These experiences have led her to develop strong use of design principles, skills in Adobe Creative Cloud, knowledge in motion graphics and video editing, and knowledge in creating effective communication for a wide range of audiences and cultures.
