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Emotional Intelligence - prerequisite for effective teamwork

Author(s): Stefka Masaldzhiyska
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Human Resources in Economy
Published by: Икономически университет - Варна
Keywords: emotional intelligence; team emotional intelligence; abilities, product of emotional intelligence; effective teamwork
Summary/Abstract: In modern conditions, building and functioning teams has a key role for the success of business organizations. The scientific evidence for this are indisputable. The range of features of the efficient team is wide. Among them, an important place is occupied by those of a psychological nature, and in particular related to emotional intelligence - the personal of each member of the team and the team group as a whole.The issue of emotional intelligence has intense scientific development and evolution over the last decades. Business practice, and in particular bulgarian industrial organizations, are still lagging behind the scientific wealth in the field of emotional intelligence and the use of its potential. Undoubtedly, personal emotional intelligence is influenced by the organizational environment and especially by the particular environment within the team to which the individual employees belong. At the same time, the high level of emotional intelligence in the team is one of the important preconditions for its effective action and the achievement of challenging goals.