Emotional Intelligence and Coworkers

Emotional Intelligence and Coworkers

Emotional intelligence and coworkers are important. Working alongside different personalities and cultural backgrounds can be a challenge. Any worker desiring to grow and prosper in her career will need to find a way to work well with the different personalities. Regarding one’s emotions we tend to get in our own way. However, in the workplace one need to learn how to manage her feelings like jealously, insecurity, anxiety, resentment, and fear. These are emotions that are always present in the workplace in one form or another. The way a person deals with these emotions will make the difference in their career as well as her daily work life.

Feelings of resentment, jealousy, insecurity, and the like are emotions everyone feels at one time or another at work. The important thing is how we react to these emotions in the office. No one should feel victim or powerless, but it is important to react properly in the workplace. How we treat one another and how well we work together can greatly affect how far we will go. One of the most important things a person can do that will shape her entire work experience and career is to build a strong support network from day one on-the-job (Ann, 2013). This network will be an awesome support in dealing with difficult situations. It is good to have someone to bounce ideas and help work through various work challenges. Coworkers can be a great support to help build one’s career. However, it is important to keep the work relationships in the proper perspectives.

The way we treat our coworkers can affect the atmosphere of the office. If a worker shows up to work with a bad attitude that attitude can have a negative effect on the other workers. A persons attitude can affect whether or not she we gets the promotion or get passed up for the promotion. Attitude is a matter of perspective (Ann, 2013). Not everyone will be liked but

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