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People With High Levels of Emotional Intelligence Perform Better at Work. Emotional intelligence (EI) is a critical component of success and leadership. EI can be broken up into five major skills: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. Those with more intrinsic motivation tend to be more emotionally intelligent (Cherry et al., 2020) People with high levels of EI perform better at work because they are motivated and connected to others, such as teammates and teammates.