Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand emotions whether your own or a groups, and how these emotions can influence behavior.
The concept of Emotional Intelligence has been around since at least the 1900s, but the term was first introduced by Wayne Payne in 1985.
As a result of the growing acknowledgement by professionals of the importance and relevance of emotions to work outcomes, the research on the topic continued to gain momentum. 
Objectives of this course include: 
Define and practice self-management, self-awareness, self-regulation, self-motivation, and empathy.
Understand, use and manage your emotions.
Verbally communicate with others.
Successfully communicate with others in a non-verbal manner.
Identify the benefits of emotional intelligence.
Relate emotional intelligence to the workplace. 
Balance optimism and pessimism.
Effectively impact others.