EQ for Better IT

Although there seems to be plenty of IQ in our field, having emotional intelligence, or EQ, is a skill that’s lost by many Information Technology professionals.

EQ is the level of your ability to understand other people, what motivates them, and how to work cooperatively with them.

Technology transforms businesses, but business is inherently a human activity; value is created by understanding and solving people’s problems.

If you wanted to leverage technology to create more value and lead your company to higher profitability, wouldn’t you want someone who works as well with people as they do with computers?