Adoption of a Serious Game in the Developing of Emotional Intelligence Skills

By: Fernando Almeida, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, PortugalIn: Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ.2020, 10(1), 30-43; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe10010004 ABSTRACT:Emotional intelligence is intrinsically associated with the ability to understand, manage, and express feelings and deal with other people’s emotions. This competence is essential for the formation, development, and maintenance of personal and professional relationships. Furthermore, emotional…

What to avoid if you want to motivate your employees?

A simple search on the net or a step into a bookshop and you find yourself buried under articles, tips, quotes and books about motivation. In order to avoid getting into the row of the “what to do right” suggestions, I decided to twist the tale a bit and give you some tips on how…

Emotions: do they help you to “flow” or drag you down?

Have you ever experienced that simply just knowing every bit of your job is not enough to excel at your workplace? What else might be needed beside deep knowledge and high intelligence to experience that rewarding state of mind that described as Flow? Have you ever met people who you admired for their expertise but…

The most important job skill?

Have you ever came across with high IQ, but basically zero EQ (Emotional Intelligence) co-workers or customer service representatives? Have you ever wondered why IQ, school performance or past work experience takes precedent in hiring or promotion decisions, rather than EQ? If we look around, it is hard not to recognize that a complete generation…