What is Emotional Intelligence and How Can You Develop it? (Goleman’s 5 Component Model)

Emotional Intelligence is the ability to identify, comprehend, manage, and handle emotions. This ability starts with recognising and managing one’s own emotions and then those of others. Emotional intelligence is also known as Emotional Quotient or EQ. The term has been around since the 1960s but was made popular in 1995 by Daniel Goleman and his best-selling book, Emotional Intelligence. If you would like some further information on emotional intelligence, please go to the website for the accompanying article: This animation was created with VideoScribe: