Read more about the Silumko case study below and answer the questions that follow Before Silumko started his online sportswear business called OntheGol, he spoke to his mentor about his emotional intelligence and how he should develop this important skill. She advised him to do some self-analysis and rank himself on these seven variables. These are the results of his analysis: 1 = low skill/preference 5 = medium skill/preference 10 = high skill preference 1. Innovativeness - 4 2. Risk-taking - 9 3. Competitive aggressiveness - 9 4. Autonomy - 7 5. Empathy - 2 6. Self-confidence - 10 7. Emotional Control - 3 Through doing this self-analysis on these seven variables, Silumko realized that he is highly comfortable with risk and working proactively with problems and issues. He is also very happy to work independently and make his own decisions. While he believes he is at ease with innovation, he did realise that his idea for an online sportswear shopping business was not that innovative or novel. Through this self-analysis, he also confirmed that he was quite prepared to adopt a very strong offensive stance when dealing with suppliers or customers