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Intelligence vs. emotional intelligence
Intelligence is important, but recent years have brought talk of 'emotional intelligence' as well, and the two are not the same. Like intelligence, emotional intelligence is important for many things, such as schooling and instruction. However, it is important to understand the differences between the two types of intelligence. One researcher of emotional intelligence, Steven Hein (2005), states that "...each baby is born with a certain, unique potential for emotional sensitivity, emotional memory, emotional processing and emotional learning ability. It is these four inborn components which I believe form the core of one's emotional intelligence." Hein (2005) goes on to say that "...it is helpful to make a distinction [between] a person's innate potential vs. what actually happens to that potential over their lifetime."
As can be seen from that, emotional intelligence and 'standard' intelligence (IQ) are not the same. A person can be very intelligent but have little emotional intelligence, or the opposite can be true as well (George, 2000). It seems, however, that most people with high IQs have relatively high levels of emotional intelligence as well (Simpson & French, 2006). Emotional intelligence, however, has more to do with the maturity of the individual and less to do with common sense.
The idea that common sense and emotional intelligence are the same thing, however, is a very common misconception. Common sense is a thought process that can generally be taught and learned through experience, while emotional intelligence is something that individuals are born with, and the degree of emotional intelligence that a person possesses will affect much of what he or she does in life, especially within the area of leadership (Samra-Fredericks, 2004). This is due to the fact that individuals with higher emotional intelligence are able to relate to others better overall than those that have lower levels of emotional intelligence.
Bibliography
George, J.M. (2000). Emotions and leadership: The role of emotional intelligence. Human Relations, 53(8), 1027-1055.
Hein, S. (2005). Introduction to emotional intelligence. Retrieved at http://eqi.org/history.htm#Potential%20EI%20vs.%20Actual%20EI%20Skills%20(EI%20vs%20EQ)
Samra-Fredericks, D. (2004). Managerial elites making rhetorical and linguistic 'moves' for a moving (emotional) display. Human Relations, 57(9), 1103-1143.
Simpson, P. & French, R. (2006). Negative capability and the capacity to think in the present moment: Some implications for leadership practice. Leadership, 2(2), 245-255
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