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Emotional Intelligence for IT Professionals

You're reading from   Emotional Intelligence for IT Professionals The must-have guide for a successful career in IT

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787285798
Length 280 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Emília M. Ludovino Emília M. Ludovino
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. What is Emotional Intelligence? FREE CHAPTER 2. The Neuroscience Behind Emotional Intelligence 3. Core Emotional Intelligence Skills IT Professionals Need 4. How to Build an Emotionally Intelligent IT Organization 5. How to Be an Emotionally Intelligent IT Manager 6. How to Be an Emotionally Intelligent IT Leader 7. How to Hire Emotionally Intelligent IT Professionals 8. Preventing Stressful Situations with Emotional Resilience 9. Bibliography

Summary

In this chapter, we covered how the three most important layers of the brain work together in managing our rational and emotional data to help you master the basics of neuroscience.

You have learned the triune brain model to understand the hierarchy of the brain functions, such as the primitive brain, a.k.a reptilian brain--it is the guardian of our survival its goal is to make sure we stay alive and reproduce. Also the limbic system a.k.a emotional brain is the chain of warehouses where our emotional memories are stored, which helps us to learn from our past experiences. And finally the cerebrum a.k.a neocortex is our executive brain with functions related to thinking and language: planning, questioning, making decisions, solving problems, and generating new ideas.

You have learned that all your memories, since you were born are stored in the limbic system to help you...

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