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== Big idea <ref> ''https://transformingeducation.org/resources/introduction-to-self-management/'' </ref>==
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Emotional intelligence is a huge advantage in management. It can make you a better colleague, boss, and project/program/portfolio manager. When you are working on projects with a big group of people with different backgrounds it can help you manage the group and the relationships in the group. It is a great tool when you are working with stakeholders on your projects. Being able to read the stakeholder can make the cooperation go a lot smoother. 
Emotional intelligence is put into 4 groups<ref> ''https://chrismance.com/2019/03/04/the-four-domains-of-emotional-intelligence/'' </ref>:
*Self-management
*Social awareness 
*Relationship management 
*Self-awareness

=== Self-management ===
How we control ourselves and regulate our behaviours and emotions. How we respond to different things in our lives can have a huge impact on how people see us. No one likes a manager that is always yelling when something goes wrong and on the other side can it be stressful to work with people that you can not read. If you do not show some response on good and bad news and tell you works how they are doing their job it can be difficult for people to know where they stand. Self-management does not mean that you do not respond at all it is about responding in the right way.

=== Social awareness ===
How you work with other people. When you are doing a lot of group work it is important to keep people happy and satisfied. You will not be able to keep everyone happy all the time. But sometimes it is just about being heard in the crowd or getting a “good job” from a colleague that makes people's day. Being aware of these things can be a game-changer for group work. Sometimes the best thing you can do is lean back and just observe and listen to people talking. 

=== Relationship management ===
Engaging with other people can be hard. There can be some cultural differences in how people work and show emotions. This can make a lot of conflicts in a team or group work. Learning how to communicate with people from different fields and cultures is key to finding common ground in a team. Common ground is a place where everyone can agree on something. Maybe not everything but at least some of it.
Finding common ground and having clear communication is the key to having a good base for handling conflicts in the team. 

=== Self-awareness ===
Self-awareness is argued to be the most important one of the 4. But self-awareness is not just about showing empathy when someone tells you something is wrong. It is also reading the body language and noticing people's feelings from behaviour. Self-awareness can be the dealbreaker key to project management. Self-awareness is how you react and recognize your feelings. To know one’s trickers and how you react to complications gives a huge advantage. You learn to control your reaction because you are aware of it. 
In self-awareness there is 5 elements<ref> ''https://chrismance.com/2020/07/15/the-four-critical-elements-that-define-self-awareness/'' </ref><ref> ''https://www.yourtrainingprovider.com/the-5-elements-of-self-awareness/'' </ref>:
*Self-Concept 
*Thoughts
*Feelings
*Body 
*Emotions
If you have an understanding of these and how to use them, you have a better chance of having success in management and life.