When emotional intelligence first appeared to the masses in 1995, it served as the missing link in a peculiar finding: people with average IQs outperform those with the highest IQs 70% of the time. This anomaly threw a massive wrench into what many people had always assumed was the sole source of success—IQ. Decades of research now point to emotional intelligence as the critical factor that sets star performers apart from the rest of the pack.

Emotional intelligence is the “something” in each of us that is a bit intangible. It affects how we manage behavior, navigate social complexities, and make personal decisions that achieve positive results.

These six articles from Talent Smart address findings from their extensive research on Emotional Intelligence:

• Caffeine: The Silent Emotional Intelligence Killer
• Emotionally Intelligent Emailing
• Four Signs You Have A Low EQ (Emotional Intelligence)
• How to Make the Most of Being an Emotional Neanderthal
• Nine Things Emotionally Intelligent People Won’t Do
• You Can Smell Other People’s Emotions, and They’re Contagious