Do You Really Need Emotional Intelligence?

Every time a 'New idea' like EQ or emotional intelligence comes along, it's tempting to write it off a just another fad. However, although it is often true that all we get in the personal development field is 'Re-packaging', emotional intelligence seems to have hit many nails on the head and built something useful with them! Emotional Intelligence is the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and others.