we focus on how the impact of Emotional Intelligence (EI) leadership could have on our team or organization. To review, let’s re-examine psychologist Daniel Goleman’s statement in his 1998 Harvard Business Review article about the importance of emotional intelligence (EI) when it comes to leadership:
The most effective leaders are all alike in one crucial way: they all have a high degree of what has come to be known as emotional intelligence…. Without it, a person can have the best training in the world, an incisive, analytical mind, and an endless supply of smart ideas, but he still won’t make a great leader.[i]
Effective leadership, leadership that successfully drives organizational success, must include emotional intelligence. But, what does that actually translate to in a public sector environment? Would you please use the Goleman book to answer?
Organizational change is by far the most challenging thing to lead through; so, to better grasp what emotionally intelligent leadership looks like, let’s examine EI and change using Goleman’s four main components of EI self-awareness, self-management- organizational awareness, and relationship management.
Assignment 1
Use Primal leadership to craft the assignment.
How do you manage your own self-awareness and self-management? Which ones do you consider your strength? Which ones do you need to cultivate?
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