URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog / July 2017 July 2017 Soft Skill to Know: Employee Flexibility Change can come quickly in the workplace. How well do you cope with sudden office moves, reassigned duties, taking on more work, or being removed from an unfinished project to start another one? Enhancing Coworker Relationships with Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence (EI) is your ability to be aware of your emotions, accurately perceive emotions in others, decide how to use this information, and act in ways that produce successful workplace relationships.