leadership intelligence

Readings on “Emotional Intelligence”

Length 2 pages

12 font

1.  Go to

www.mindtools.com

Take the following steps:

1.  Select the “Toolkit” tab (top, middle of page)

2.  In the left hand column, select “Leadership Skills

3.  Under “Leadership Skills”, scroll down and select “Emotional Intelligence”

4.  Under “Emotional Intelligence”, select the articles listed below:

“Emotional Intelligence in Leadership:  Learning How to be More Aware”

“What’s Empathy Got to Do with It”

“A Leader’s Mood:  the Dimmer Switch on Performance”

“Optimism, The Hidden Asset”

2-  “Emotional Intelligence is Overrated”, by Adam Grant

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-grant/emotional-intelligence-is_b_5915758.html

1. Based upon our readings addressing the concepts of Emotional and Cultural

Intelligence, please reflect and evaluate yourself in the following areas:

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Self-awareness

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Self-regulation (ability to control & manage your emotions)

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Empathy (ability to identify & understand another’s situation & feeling)

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Social skill

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Capability to effectively understand & adapt to a variety of cultural contexts

2.   There is disagreement regarding the value of EI and CQ in the business world

today.  Those making the case for EI and/or CQ argue that this knowledge is critical

for developing highly productive teams and for individual career success.  Do you

think Emotional Intelligence and Cultural Intelligence is/should be an important

consideration when it comes to running a business, managing a department, and/or

leading a team?  Why or why not?