Emotions are feeling Identifying Emotion Having noticed the signs that emotions are occurring, your next step is to understand and identify those emotions. Good questions to ask include: What am I feeling now? What are my senses telling me? What is it that I want? What judgments or conclusions have I made (and are they accurate)? What is this emotion trying to tell me? Types of Emotions: According to Fisher’s research, the most common negative emotions experienced in the workplace are as follows:> Frustration/irritation. Worry/nervousness. Anger/aggravation. Dislike. Disappointment/unhappiness. Frustration: Frustration usually occurs when you feel stuck or trapped, or unable…

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Effective social skills consist of managing relationships in a way that benefits the organization Benefits: Effective social skills help you to build rapport with your employees and earn their respect and loyalty. Employees will trust you which is especially valuable if unwelcome decisions have been made, such as a rise in performance targets. When you interact with your employees you can identify the best way to meet their individual needs and identify how their abilities can be used to achieve the organization’s aims. Staff will feel comfortable presenting ideas to you and discussing concerns. Improve social skills by: Developing your…

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Emotional support There are days when your students will need your emotional support more than a musical composition of information. Connecting with your students on an emotional level makes it more likely that they will listen to your counsel and take your advice to heart. Students need mentors as much as they need teachers.Sense of purpose We can’t all be blessed with epic workdays all the time. Sometimes, life is merely mundane and dull. Teachers with a sense of purpose that are able to realize the big picture can ride above the hard and boring days because their eye is…

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Motivation Motivation is the word that derives from “motive”, meaning needs, desires, desires or entities within individuals. Motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals, to feel happier and to improve the overall quality of life. Self-motivation includes our personal drive to improve and achieve, commitment to our goals, initiative, or readiness to act on opportunities, and optimism and resilience.Intrinsic Motivation Intrinsic motivation is a type of motivation in which an individual is motivated by inner desires, rewards and the sense of contentment and pleasure that come with the completion of the job. Intrinsic Motivators are fun, interest and…

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Empathy is the power to see and share the views or opinions of another. Empathy is, at its simplest, awareness of the tactile sensations and emotions of the other masses. It is the link between self and others.According to several experts, empathy is defined equally: An observer reacting emotionally because he perceives that some other soul is experiencing or is about to have an emotion. – Ezra Stotland, 1969 An attack by one self-aware, self to comprehend un judgementally the positive and negative experiences of some other-self. – Lauren Wispe, 1986 An effective response is more appropriate to somebody else’s…

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Definition: Self-Awareness is the capacity for introspection and the ability to recognize oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals.Shelly Duval and Robert Wicklunds Theory: The psychological study of self-awareness can be first traced back to 1972. The famous psychologists Shelly Duval and Robert Wicklunds proposed the theory: when we focus our attention on ourselves, we evaluate and compare our current behavior to our internal standards and values. We become self-conscious as objective evaluators of ourselves.Daniel Goleman Theory: Psychologist Daniel Goleman proposed a popular definition of self-awareness in his famous bookEmotional Intelligence as:knowing ones internal states, preference, resources,…

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