Are you emotionally intelligent enough for a promotion?

Emotional intelligence levels vary from one person to another, it’s not an innate trait - we can cultivate it. [Courtesy]

He considered himself a high achiever in the workplace, scoring his performance at 8 out of 10. And his co-workers agreed - he was very competent at his job and routinely finished his projects on time. But when it came to promotions, Peter found himself struggling to understand why he had been passed over twice for positions that he thought he would have been perfect for.

When he finally plucked the courage to speak to his current and previous boss about why he was not getting the promotions he had so been eagerly pursuing, the results were surprising. Without realising it, he discovered that he had been sabotaging his career because of certain behaviour that, on the flipside, were also responsible for his success.