The Link Between Type and EQ
At Teamswork, we understand that effective leadership begins with an understanding of one's self and of others. When it comes to one's emotional intelligence, it is helpful to begin by understanding the physiology and evolution of the brain. Knowledge of the chemistry that drives us to do what we do, both the good and the no-so-good, can be enormously relieving. Like so much in life, only when we understand what the cause of an action is, can we begin to enhance, stop, or modify that action.

But what is the goal of such improvement? The goal is to create a new effectiveness in our communications with others. At Teamswork, we believe that understanding the relationship between EQ and personality type is the fastest and most effective route to leadership improvement.

Personality type and emotional intelligence relate to each other in two ways:

• Personality type influences how we develop our EQ, and
• EQ influences how we apply and develop our personality type

Many of those who study this relationship view these two statements not as theories to choose between, but more as concurrent events; an endless feedback loop, if you will.

Highlighting the differences between Type and EQ helps one to understand how the two augment one another:

• Type is innate, or fixed, while EQ is changeable.
• Type is a preference, EQ is a competence.