About Emotional Intelligence Leadership Development

By Martha Robinson


Leaders are usually the ones that will carry the whole responsibility, or the blunt of the team. However way one would look at it, leaders have a very huge job that would entail a lot of pressure, but they can actually take it and know what exactly should be done in any scenario. This is not really because they have some special powers or gifts, but rather because they have strong emotional intelligence leadership development which allows them to acquire certain skills for the job.

In order for one to become a leader, he must first become self aware, meaning he must know himself inside out. Of course, people will only follow leaders who have a stable personality and can take control of any situation no matter what the outcome. In order to be in complete control of any situation, a good leader has to be in control of himself first and must know how to assess himself constantly from a third person point of view.

Because of his ability to control himself and know himself exactly, he will also have the ability to reflect on himself as well. With this self reflecting trait, he will be able to always improve on himself and continue growing even without the help of the environment. One with a strong self reflecting trait has the able to motivate himself. It is only when one can motivate himself to move that he can motivate other people too.

A good leader with a high EQ also has a high level of empathy. Empathy meaning he is able to put his shoes in the shoes of other people. This is extremely important when dealing with a team because oftentimes, one has to know what the people in his team are thinking in order to know how to motivate them and drive them to work their best for your cause.

A leader who has a high EQ will have very good people skills. People skills are really important if one is to become a leader because leaders have to deal with people every single day of their lives. Aside from his followers, leaders must also deal with potential partners, clients, organizations, and many more.

Now, decision making is also something that takes a very high EQ to do. While most people think that IQ drives proper decision making, it is actually EQ that can lead to to more sound decisions that are especially made during tight situations. So if a leader does not know how to make decisions, then the whole project he is leading will not go well.

Finally, leaders will have to have strong conflict management skills since there will be times when conflicts would arise in the ranks. Of course, conflict management is all about knowing both sides of the coin and making a compromise. That is why decision making and empathy play very big roles here.

In order for one to become a leader, he must have a high EQ to boot. Of course, these skills can definitely be acquired. Fortunately, there are many seminars that help with the development of EQ, especially leadership seminars.




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