Emotional Intelligence
WHY THE NEED FOR EQ
motivation
self regulation
Empathy
creating a sense of communal drive
establishing a desire to achieve more than for yourself
they are able to control feelings and use them to their advantage
those with self regulation are not bound or controlled by their feelings
why does self regulation matter
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extreme displays of negative emotion unlikely to result in effective leadership
Considering others feelings
Self-Awareness
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Self aware individuals:
- Allows for another other qualities to be seen; such as organisational skills, dealing with people, reading people (etc)
- can always work on IQ, benefit to be born with EQ.
- creation of potential leaders if they have good EQ skills, due to the fact that they can be moulded into the jobs that they have to do.
Why
Identifying self-aware individuals:
Increasing reliance on teams
Rapid rate of globalisation
- how feelings effect themselves, others as well as job performance
- have a wide understanding of their own emotions, strengths, weaknesses, needs and drives
- good understanding of values and goals
War on talent (i.e. mentoring and coaching)
raising the bar and tracking performance
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Social Skill
Benefits
Wide network within and outside organisation
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Find it easy to establish common ground with a diverse range of people
- able to admit failure
Culmination of other dimensions of emotional intelligence - allows competency in other dimensions to be employed
- recognise limitations and strengths
Leaders in control of their feelings are more likely to
create trusting and inclusive work environments
In highly volatile environments where one’s
adaptability dictates survival and success, self regulations enhances one’s adaptability to change
Can lead to greater integrity in leaders
Empirical evidence that supports a positive
relationship between emotional intelligence and
leader/organisational performance
- able to speak openly about their emotions