This document discusses emotional intelligence (EI) and its importance. It defines EI as the ability to perceive, understand and manage emotions. The document then outlines five key components of EI: self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy, and social skills. Each component is further defined by related competencies. The document provides examples of how companies have linked higher EI to improved performance, such as sales agents with greater EI competencies outselling others by $91,370 on average. Overall, the document advocates that EI is an important factor for success.