10 EQ words that we use today

Language changes all the time. Words that I used during my early days of work are no longer used, in the same way that children's names evolve and change too.

Language is something to embrace and understand, rather than fear or yearn for the return of. Here are 10 words - linked to emotional intelligence - that I hear in the workplace today. What would you add to this list?

Humbition: Ambition with humility.

Candour: Saying the true thing, kindly.

Bonhomie: Easy warmth that puts people at ease.

Amity: Friendly relations that survive a disagreement. (Not a place famous for sharks!)

Fortitude: Emotional strength sustained over weeks and months.

Succour: Help offered unasked.

Clemency: Mercy where a mistake could have been punished.

Levity: Lightness that lifts a room without upsetting anyone.

Alacrity: Cheerful readiness to help.

Temperance: Restraint in the heat of the moment.