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Proactive employees with high emotional intelligence do a better job, study finds

In many organizations, large hierarchical gaps exist within work teams, raising the question of how frontline employees can strive for upward mobility in their careers. A recent study by the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University finds that employees who proactively seek opportunities, are w...

Proactive employees with high emotional intelligence do a better job, study finds
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In many organizations, large hierarchical gaps exist within work teams, raising the question of how frontline employees can strive for upward mobility in their careers. A recent study by the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University finds that employees who proactively seek opportunities, are willing to learn and, at the same time, have higher emotional intelligence carry out their jobs far better and are more engaged.

Originally published at Phys.org

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