Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence and Diversity Assignment 2022

Running head: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AND
DIVERSITY
Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence and Diversity
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Emotional intelligence is id regarded as a key component of personality. It is the
capability of an individual of to recognize his/her emotion and others as well (Ciarrochi &
Mayer, 2013). It helps a person to identify and judge his/her feelings in different situations and
handle them better. According to Daniel Golman’s theory (Khalili, 2013) there are 5 key
elements of emotional intelligence, namely self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy
and social skills. An individual can judge his or her emotional intelligence on the basis of these
elements.
In this assignment, our task is to evaluate our emotional intelligence and analyze our
perception about our own self. Also, we should take note of how other people may perceive us.
According to these perceptions, we might be able to identify our strengths and weaknesses and
also may identify the areas where we can further improve to perform as a successful global
citizen.
To start with, I must assert on the basis of my EI test results, that I am a quiet open
person. Although I have my secrets and desires, my friends and I myself have almost similar
opinion about my personality. In terms of self-realization, I am fairly aware of my feelings and
can easily communicate them. I am confident and responsive to others. I believe that I know my
strengths and weaknesses to some extent, although there is always scope to improve. I enjoy my
work and my friends also opine that I am dedicated to it. I am methodical, organized and
attentive. People say that I am a good listener which is a skill I have consciously developed, and
it helps me to understand other people’s emotion and forge a bond with them. My friends trust

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me with their crisis and secrets. Most importantly, I enjoy being with them too. I would not say
that I am an introvert. Rather I prefer to be in a big group filled with my near and dear ones.
Self-regulation or self-control is another virtue that every person should master. I do not
have great difficulty to manage my frustration or unhappiness. Also, controlling emotional
outbursts such as anger or pain is really important in this regard. As for myself, I rarely lose my
temper in front of others. My friends also agree with me on this aspect. In reality, they probably
have never seen me lose my cool. However, this does not imply that I avoid conflicts or I never
get angry. I have the confidence to confront any such adverse situation if need be.
In terms of social skill and empathy, I have already mentioned that I am comfortable in being
with others. I am able to build good rapport with people; neither do I face any difficulty in
organizing groups. In this sense, my friends accept that I have certain leadership qualities.
If tested by the Johari window model of emotional intelligence, my reflection on my
personality majorly contains traits that belong in the open quadrant, which is known to me and
my peers. My friends’ opinion about my personality constitutes a part of the blind quadrant,
which is unknown to me. For example, they think I sometimes become rigid and do not listen to
others’ suggestions. Also, sometimes I fail to understand others’ emotion and may have hurt
them unknowingly.
Although I am quiet extrovert and share my thoughts openly to my friends, there are
some things that I am not comfortable to disclose to anyone. These secrets will be regarded as
the hidden quadrant of the Johari window model. Further, there is the unknown quadrant, which