Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor of organizational psychology at University College London and CEO of Hogan Assessment Systems, and Adam Yearsley, Global Head of Talent Management at Red Bull, pointed to this fact in an interesting article on the Harvard Business Review website.
According to them, high emotional intelligence involves the following problems.
Limited creativity
Most creative people don't excel in emotional intelligence. They are rather moody and tend to react explosively and nonconformly. Emotionally intelligent people are better at following processes, building relationships and cooperation.
Problematic feedback
Their high degree of sensitivity towards others can make it difficult for emotionally intelligent people to share negative feedback. Moreover, given how calm and positive they are, they often remain indifferent to criticism expressed by others.
Trying to get along with everyone
This approach works great at lower managerial levels. At senior levels, however, people should be able to make unpopular decisions and enforce changes. A high degree of emotional intelligence can prevent them from doing so.
Tendency to manipulation
Empathy helps us understand others. We can modify our communication so that others feel good. However, if we are too empathetic, we tend to manipulate. We prefer emotional aspects of communication over logical arguments.
Risk avoidance
Emotionally intelligent people are not prone to impulsive behavior. When making decisions, they would rather play it safe. Too much self-control may force them to start avoiding decisions and trying to achieve perfect results that are unrealistic.
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