IQ vs EQ
IQ measures the mathematical and logical powers of an individual. However, EQ measures the emotional quotient of an individual. It measures the ability of an individual to use his cognitive and emotional intelligence to get success in life-both personally and professionally. It measures concepts like intuition, empathy, stress management capacities, resilience and integrity. In an EQ test, the questions relate to emotions and different situations, not on logic and reasoning as in an IQ test.
It is said that while IQ ensures your success in school, EQ ensures your success in life. It works in this way. Suppose you find out about a problem at your office. You know the facts and the reason behind the failure. That is your IQ. When you use these to motivate your employees, that’s your EQ. If you know the facts, but are unable to empathize with your employees, berate and de motivate them, you have a low EQ. When you try to convince someone by facts alone, it shows your IQ, but when you appeal to his emotions and reason together with the use of facts, that’s your EQ!
So far as the technicalities are concerned, the results of an IQ test and an EQ test may be very different. For instance, children with autism tend to have a high IQ, but they usually have a low EQ count.
