According to positive psychology research, one of the simplest, most effective, and most popular exercises for increasing your happiness and sense of well-being is the emotional intelligence activity known as the "3 Blessings” or “3 Good Things.”

A follow-up to our popular post 8 Warning Signs You Lack Emotional Intelligence, here are 7 more indicators you might not be as emotionally intelligent as you thought.

Everybody is talking about Uber, but this time not as the poster child for digital disruption. The $70 billion ride-sharing company has come under intense public scrutiny in recent weeks amid claims of a toxic culture rife with sexism and sexual harassment.

Here are some of the less obvious indicators that you might not be as emotionally intelligent as you thought.

“I was always dreaming about very powerful people—dictators and things like that. I was always impressed by people who could be remembered for hundreds of years, or even like Jesus, being remembered for thousands of years.”—Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1977

An article in the Wall Street Journal is making waves. Its author has a bone to pick with… wait for it… empathy. Yes, you read that correctly. Some guy on the internet has a problem with empathy. And he’s got a news flash for all of us: empathy is bad, m’kay.

Becoming more emotionally intelligent is the implied goal of virtually all leadership training. Once introduced to emotional intelligence and the impact that emotions have on team performance...

The following 20 points build a case for how emotional intelligence contributes to the bottom line in an organisation. Based on data from a variety of sources, this article is a valuable tool for leaders who need to make the case in their own organisations.