Name: The psychology of motivation: How leading with emotional intelligence can drive performance
Uploaded: 2023-10-20T15:40:22.863Z
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Description: Leaders that understand emotional intelligence and the psychology of motivation are often the most effective according to Catherine Sanderson, Professor in Life Sciences at Amhurst. Sanderson spoke to Streamly about the true value of EI, emphasising empathy, internal motivation and social skills, while also looking at where it can be misused.

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How do you get along with other people?

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Do you have empathy for other people?

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Are you internally motivated?

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And are you self aware?

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And all of those things are really
crucial predictors of success.

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I'm Katherine Sanderson, the
Polar Family Professor of

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Psychology at Amherst College.

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Emotional intelligence is the ability
to understand that emotions influence

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and drive our behavior in both positive
and negative ways, and it's also coupled

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with an ability to self regulate.

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So to manage your emotions, and
frankly, to manage the emotions

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of other people around you.

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And this ability is particularly
important under times of stress.

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Emotional intelligence is
important for so many reasons.

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It predicts happiness, it predicts
better physical health, it also

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predicts better work performance.

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Emotional intelligence.

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Absolutely can be learned.

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What we value in schools
is how smart are you?

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So what is your sort of raw iq?

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But what we know from research is that
raw IQ is only gonna take you so far,

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and that really being able to focus on
emotional intelligence leads to better

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success in all different environments.

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So what we know is that people who
are high in emotional intelligence

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and are in workplaces that foster
and facilitate the growth and

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relevance of EI in the workplace
experience all kinds of benefits.

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Frankly,

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So the one potential downside of emotional
intelligence is if you're really good at

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manipulating your own or other people's
emotional intelligence, it can be sort of

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Machiavellian, that you actually can use
this tool for bad as well as for good.

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So, the last few years and the
coronavirus pandemic has really led

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to a change in how we think about
work and frankly how we do work.

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And to me, it's increased
our awareness that E.

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I.

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matters, that when we think about the
workplace now, we don't think about just

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the technical skills that you need to do
well, we think about the so called soft

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skills, which are really not soft at all.

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When we think about emotional
intelligence, we're really thinking about

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how do you get along with other people?

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Do you have empathy for other people?

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Are you?

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Internally motivated
and are you self-aware?

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And all of those things are really
crucial predictors of success.

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So what we know is that employees who
care about emotional intelligence and

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value, it really try to foster a few
different traits in their employees.

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They try to cultivate a sense
of empathy of being able to take

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somebody else's perspective.

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They also try to foster
internal motivation.

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And what we know from psychology
research is that people who are

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internally motivated work longer, harder.

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and better.

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So absolutely, employers should try to
cultivate this throughout their office.

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So choosing the most important
component of emotional intelligence

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is really hard, it's sort of like
choosing your favorite child, but I'm

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going to go with two of my favorites.

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And those are, one, social skills.

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And this is probably the most
important for a business, that

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being able to get along with people,
whether that's colleagues, people

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you report to, people who report
to you, whether it's clients, etc.

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Social skills are fundamentally important.

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On a more personal level though,
I think as a society, we all

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benefit when there is more empathy.

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Thank you.

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And so on a broader societal
level, I really hope that

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people will focus on empathy.

And all of those things are really
crucial predictors of success.

I'm Katherine Sanderson, the
Polar Family Professor of

Emotional intelligence is the ability
to understand that emotions influence

and drive our behavior in both positive
and negative ways, and it's also coupled

So to manage your emotions, and
frankly, to manage the emotions

And this ability is particularly
important under times of stress.

Emotional intelligence is
important for so many reasons.

It predicts happiness, it predicts
better physical health, it also

What we value in schools
is how smart are you?

But what we know from research is that
raw IQ is only gonna take you so far,

and that really being able to focus on
emotional intelligence leads to better

So what we know is that people who
are high in emotional intelligence

and are in workplaces that foster
and facilitate the growth and

relevance of EI in the workplace
experience all kinds of benefits.

So the one potential downside of emotional
intelligence is if you're really good at

manipulating your own or other people's
emotional intelligence, it can be sort of

Machiavellian, that you actually can use
this tool for bad as well as for good.

So, the last few years and the
coronavirus pandemic has really led

to a change in how we think about
work and frankly how we do work.

And to me, it's increased
our awareness that E.

matters, that when we think about the
workplace now, we don't think about just

the technical skills that you need to do
well, we think about the so called soft

skills, which are really not soft at all.

When we think about emotional
intelligence, we're really thinking about

Internally motivated
and are you self-aware?

So what we know is that employees who
care about emotional intelligence and

value, it really try to foster a few
different traits in their employees.

They try to cultivate a sense
of empathy of being able to take

They also try to foster
internal motivation.

And what we know from psychology
research is that people who are

internally motivated work longer, harder.

So absolutely, employers should try to
cultivate this throughout their office.

So choosing the most important
component of emotional intelligence

is really hard, it's sort of like
choosing your favorite child, but I'm

And this is probably the most
important for a business, that

being able to get along with people,
whether that's colleagues, people

you report to, people who report
to you, whether it's clients, etc.

Social skills are fundamentally important.

On a more personal level though,
I think as a society, we all

And so on a broader societal
level, I really hope that

Expert Insight

Leaders that understand emotional intelligence and the psychology of motivation are often the most effective according to Catherine Sanderson, Professor in Life Sciences at Amhurst.
Sanderson spoke to Streamly about the true value of EI, emphasising empathy, internal motivation and social skills, while also looking at where it can be misused.

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Catherine Sanderson

Professor of Psycology

Sanderson breaks down the importance of emotional intelligence.


Importance of Emotional Intelligence

Here Sanders discusses the positive outcomes experienced by individuals with high emotional intelligence when they work in environments that encourage and develop EI.

Relevance in the Workplace

High emotional intelligence can be used for both ethical and unethical purposes, and here Sanders highlights the importance of ethical considerations.

Potential for Misuse 

Sanders explains how the coronavirus pandemic has made people more mindful of EI in the workplace.

How COVID-19 effected E.I in the workplace

According to Sanders it is essential that employers cultivate emotional intelligence in their employees.

Employers role

Sanders picks what she believes it the most impactful component of EI on a business and discusses it beyond the workplace.