Lieutenant General Nigar Johar, Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) delivered a talk on conceptual aspects of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and its relationship with management and leadership. She explained the relevance of EI in the military profession and ways to guard against negative emotions and feelings while making decisions. She highlighted the role of EI in dealing with challenges being confronted during employment in operational areas and post-adversity stress. She deliberated as to how presence of EI contributes towards improvement in individual skills / output of an organization and its absence affects the judgment and fair play. She also discussed various challenges of motivation, control over emotions and stress management in the prevailing environment. Talk was followed by an interactive Questions and Answers session.