The relation between Quality of work life
and Emotional intelligence
Quality of work life is determined by the various
factors both extrinsic and intrinsic. The work
environment and the employee both have equal
contribution in determining whether the Quality
of work life is good or poor. The extrinsic factors
are provided by the organization and can be
tangible in nature and hence can be studied and
implemented with a degree of simplicity and
generalization. The intrinsic factors that depend
on the individual is however very difficult to
understand and measure. This makes it tough
for the organization to find a match between the
job and the employee. Each individual is unique
in his physical, mental, cultural, emotional and
attitudinal framework. This difference plays a
major and intangible role in determining the
quality of the Quality of work life of the person.
Being emotionally and socially intelligent
means to effectively manage personal, social
and environmental change by realistically and
flexibly coping with the immediate situation,
solving problems and making decisions as
the need arise. Considering the importance
of emotional intelligence in both a person’s
personal life and work life, the relation between
quality of work life and EI is very strong and
could be the most important intrinsic factor of
a person that in turn influences the way other
intrinsic factors work.
Quality of work life in Academic
environment
Working in academic environment is always
very challenging. The expectations and the
reality never match. Teachers walk into a
classroom expecting students to be prepared and
begin learning and instead find them looking at
the teacher, as if the teacher is an alien from
another planet . Unfortunately, low expectations
have become the norm and many teachers find it
difficult to realigning their thinking is both time
consuming and difficult.