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Dr Ilona Jerabek discusses the value of psychological testing and answers the question What is Emotional Intelligence and the role it plays in your business, not only as an attribute for you as a business owner, but in your staff.
There were some surprising revelations that came to me during this interview namely how much I should start to exercise my own emotions and gut decisions and how that can improve my business. I hope some of this information is also an eye-opener for you as it was for me, especially when we discussed some of the stats.
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Check out some of these stats relating to Emotional Intelligence (Note: These stats come from Ilonas Emotional Intelligence Test page at Psychtests.com); 98% of those with high emotional intelligence (compared to 77% of those with low EIQ) enjoy learning new things. 82% of those with high emotional intelligence (compared to 43% of those with low EIQ) carefully think through decisions before moving forward.
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82% of those with high emotional intelligence (compared to 38% of those with low EIQ) believe that they are useful to their company and know exactly how the organization benefits from their skills and strengths. 94% of those with high emotional intelligence (compared to 52% of those with low EIQ) continuously look for ways to improve their performance at work. 93% of those with high emotional intelligence (compared to 34% of those with low EIQ) have complete confidence in their abilities. In the face of major challenges, 81% of those with high emotional intelligence (compared to 23% of those with low EIQ) become even more determined to succeed. 46% of those with low emotional intelligence (compared to 8% of those with high EIQ) are not satisfied with their work unless someone else praises it. 39% of those with low emotional intelligence (compared to 2% of those with high EIQ) rely on others to push or motivate them. The last stat in the above list just blew me away. As someone who outsources a lot of work, I want staff who show initiative in their work and are self-motivated. It just highlighted to me the need for the EI testing in my own recruitment process. Most people make emotional decisions, but they just dont realise it. Dr Ilona Jerabek
Action Point
Recognise that testing like this is an inexpensive exercise but even more importantly, recognise that not implementing testing like this could be costly. Tests are priced between $15 $45 which could easily be used for your short list of candidates to help you split the difference between them. If you look at the cost to your company when changing staff, read this blog where I break down those numbers a bit further. Its almost embarrassing that I havent been using these tests for every hire! You can find out more information from Dr Ilona Jerabek and about her company Psych Tests by visting Archprofile.com The post How Emotional Intelligence Could Be The Missing Link In Your Business appeared first on Typical Business Podcast.