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Jeff Whippo Throws Light on the Origin and Prominence of the Term “Emotional Intelligence”

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Jeff Whippo Throws Light on the Origin and Prominence of the Term “Emotional Intelligence”


Jeff Whippo Talks about the Roots of the Study of Emotional Intelligence  According to well-educated and successful business leader Jeff Whippo, the study of emotional intelligence has its roots in the work of Darwin, who believed that emotional expression is essential for survival.  He says that the term "emotional intelligence" seems first to have appeared in a 1964 paper by Michael Beldoch.  It was later mentioned in the 1966 paper by B. Leuner entitled Emotional intelligence and emancipation which appeared in the psychotherapeutic journal: Practice of child psychology and child psychiatry.


Jeff Also Shares about First Use Of the Term "Emotional Intelligence”  Jeff Whippo says that the first use of the term "emotional intelligence" has been credited to Wayne Payne's 1985 doctoral thesis, A Study of Emotion: Developing Emotional Intelligence.  Later in 1989, Stanley Greenspan put forward a model to describe Emotional Intelligence.  This was followed by another by Peter Salavoy and John Mayer published in the same year.


When Did Emotional Intelligence Really Gain Prominence?  According to Jeff Whippo, Emotional Intelligence didn’t really gain prominence until 1995.  It was in this year that Daniel Goleman, a psychologist and science journalist, authored the book “Emotional Intelligence” and the subject gained prominence.


Jeff Whippo Defines Emotional Intelligence  Whippo defines emotional intelligence as the ability to recognize, understand and manage one’s own emotions as well as being able to recognize, understand and influence the emotions of others.  The practicality of emotional intelligence is being aware of the fact that emotions can drive your behavior and impact people, both positively and negatively.  Knowing how to manage those emotions plays an important role in leadership.


Thank You Jeffery (Jeff) D Whippo


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