An Emotional Competence Inventory

Emotional Intelligence rests on an individual’s ability to employ their emotional competencies that fall into four clusters:

Self-Awareness

o Emotional Awareness: Recognizing one’s emotions and their effects

o Accurate Self-Assessment: Knowing one’s strengths and limits

o Self-Confidence: A strong sense of one’s self-worth and capabilities

Self-Management

o Emotional Self-Control: Keeping disruptive emotions and impulses in check

o Transparency: Maintaining integrity, acting congruently with one’s values

o Adaptability: Flexibility in handling change

o Achievement: Striving to improve or meeting a standard of excellence

o Initiative: Readiness to act on opportunities

o Optimism: Persistence in pursuing goals despite obstacles and setbacks