Emotional Intelligence Models

2. EI Models

The conceptions of Emotional Intelligence were presented in the form of “EI models”. Up to this present day, there are three main models of Emotional Intelligence, which will be defined in the following:

a. The Ability-Based Model

The Ability-Based model, which was suggested by Salovey and Mayer, views emotions as useful sources of information that help one make sense of and navigate the social environment. [3] It proposes that Emotional Intelligence includes four types of abilities which are: 1) Perceiving, 2) Using, 3) Understanding and 4) Managing emotions.

b. The Emotional Competencies Model

The Emotional Competencies model was constructed by Daniel Goleman, who thinks that, emotional competencies are learned capabilities (and not talents), which are developed to achieve outstanding managerial performance and the potential for learning them is based