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By Carol Wilson (March 2009 Issue)
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Reuven Bar-On is the American clinical psychologist often credited with having originally coined the term EQ (Emotional Quotient) during his doctoral studies in the 1980s, to refer to a type of intelligence that is different to IQ (the Intelligence Quotient model popularised during the middle of the last century).

In the workplace, two of the key applications of EQ are in management and leadership skills, in terms of motivation and teamwork; IQ would cover knowledge, skill and experience.

In the public arena Daniel Goleman’s work is better known since the publication of his best seller Emotional Intelligence, although Goleman recognises Bar-On’s contribution to the field.

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