Emotional intelligence (EI) is a leadership theory that has been recognized as an important aspect of human existence and is an essential component of an effective leader or manager. Emotions are not only important, but also entirely necessary for making good decisions. The first to develop the theory of emotional intelligence was Peter Salovey and John Mayer in 1990. They defined emotional intelligence as "The ability to perceive emotions, to access and generate emotions so as to assist thought, to understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and to reflectively regulate emotions so as to promote emotional and intellectual growth" (Sadri, 2012). Emotional intelligence and its related skills are essential concepts possess for leaders to …show more content…
Being self-aware when you're in a leadership position means having a clear understanding of your strengths as well as your weaknesses. By assessing these areas, a manager or leader will be able to identify areas that need improvement as well as areas where they have succeeded. An effective manager or leader has self-regulation under control. They are able to hold composure in stressful situations, are flexible as well as accountable. This is important to possess because accountability demonstrates to others how dependable and reliable you are. Having a strong sense of internal drive will help keep you motivated and goal driven. Self-motivation keeps a leader/ manager positive even during the most difficult times, which helps others remain calm. Having empathy is one of the most crucial components of managing or leading and being successful at it. Putting yourself in someone else’s situation will allow you to better understand a persons needs and feelings. Having any or all of components of emotional intelligence will not only create an excellent leader or manager, but it will earn the respect of …show more content…
I completed a self-assessment and have developed objectives to improve my EI. The area that requires the most improvement is in my self-awareness. One objective for improving self-aware is by becoming more aware of my emotions and the affect it has on others. I can utilize this in my nursing practice through journaling and taking time to self reflect when powerful emotions are felt. By writing down my feelings in intense situations, I will become aware of patterns and make necessary changes in my behavior. Another objective I have is to prevent my current mood to influencing my decisions. A way to assist me in that is to attend group simulations of complex situations in the clinical setting, and discuss weather or not the communication was effective. This will help build team moral, as well as allowing others to feel like their input is significant. By implementing this in my nursing practice, my team will see that I am vulnerable, approachable and willing to make the necessary changes to better my awareness of my emotions and the effects they have on
The ability to express and control our own emotions is vital for our survival in society and the work place but so is our ability to understand, interpret, and respond to the emotions of others. Salovey and Mayer proposed a model that identified four different factors of emotional intelligence (Cherry, 2015).
The purpose of the paper is to guise available variables around Emotional Intelligence and School Leadership Effectiveness. Emotions are our state of being or mood, how we feel at a particular time. Intelligence is the ability to think and reason; therefore, emotional intelligence is to be aware of one’s state of being or moods and to also be cognizant of the mood of others (Mayer et al 2007). Thus being emotionally intelligent can lead to better decision making, better managing which leads to better leadership (Blell 2011).Thorndike defined social intelligence as “the ability to understand and manage men and women, boys and girls – to act wisely in human relations”. Gardner included interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences that are closely related to social intelligence in his theory of, multiple intelligences.
Emotions are frequent companions in our lives. They come and go, and constantly change like the weather. They generate powerful chemicals that create positive and negative feelings, which have a powerful effect on leadership. Some emotions can either facilitate leadership, while others can detract from successful leadership. This course, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, has truly opened my eyes to the affects that emotions have on being an effective leader. Peter Salovey and John Mayer defined emotional intelligence as “the ability to monitor one’s own and other’s feelings and emotions to use the information to guide one’s thinking and actions” (p. 5). This definition in itself states that emotions, whether it be ones own emotions or those of others, is the underlying factor that directs the actions of a leader. Therefore, throughout the progression (advancement) of this course, I have learned the importance of the development of emotional intelligence for being an effective leader, and because of this I plan on developing the capacities that contribute to being an emotionally intelligent leader for my own success, now and in the future.
By reflecting on this and as I continue throughout my career, I concur with LTC Sewell’s article on self-awareness. As I continue to “understand, refine and often redefine” myself and improve articulating who I am to others, my aim is to improve myself, for the current and future organizations that may have the opportunity to be affiliated.
(2013) separated emotional intelligence into four domains, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management (pp. 30, 38). These domains are then broken into two competencies. Self-awareness, the understanding of one 's emotions and being clear about one 's purpose, and self-management, the focused drive and emotional self-control, make up the personal competence (pp. 39, 45-46). While social awareness, or empathy and service, and relationship management, the handling of other people 's emotions, make up the social competence (pp. 39, 48, 51). These emotional intelligence competencies are not innate talents, but learned abilities, each of which contribute to making leaders more resonant and effective (p. 38). This is good news for me because I still have much to develop in regards to emotional
In addition a positive self-awareness gives a sense of continuity, wholeness and consistency to a person. In relation to nursing, self-awareness helps nurses to learn about their strength and weaknesses. “It helps nurses to deliver better client care thus; client gets well soon and builds a trusting relation between the client and the nurse. Self-awareness helps nurses to identify several problems that might be a cause I providing better care”(Nancy Burns, 2005).
The act of self-awareness is built through emotional intelligence which is an important factor in building therapeutic relationship. Nurses should built an understanding of clients health situation considering social, cultural, emotional, physical spiritual and psychological conditi...
Nurses are advised to be emotionally intelligent because it improves their work performance by helping them balance their personal and professional life, it improves their physical and mental health by lowering their stress and disease levels and mos...
Applying these aspects of emotional intelligence has a significant enhancing effect on every aspect of life. It allows one to be self aware, improving the ability to process information about oneself accurately (Goleman, 2008). Emotional intelligence also affects management of mood in that it enhances one’s ability to manage emotions, create moods of positivity, and defuse bad moods. Emotional intelligence also comes in handy with regards to motivation of self. It increases an individual’s ability to overcome frustration, the ability to be persistent, ability to engage in tasks that are boring, but necessary, and to be involved in and cut out productive and non-productive actions respectively.
Emotional intelligence: This is most difficult concept to understand and master. This is the ability of the individual to manage the emotions of their own and of others. It can also be termed as “steer smarts” which is mostly possessed by executives of the company in order to maintain the relationship within the company as well as with the stakeholders. There are four important features of EI models are:
Self-awareness, emotional intelligence and self-concept come into play when also relating with others, keeping in mind that there are different personalities in a workplace and they all play different roles in organizational success. Having insight into one’s self enhances understanding of others (GCU, 2016). A conscious leader who is self-aware, emotionally intelligent and has self-concept will be able to effectively manage people and handle conflict in a manner that produces a positive result. For instance, at my previous job, an open position for a new team lead was advertised. My former manager interviewed internally and also interviewed external candidates. She eventually hired an external candidate as a new employee, however, one of the long term employees that was also interviewed for the position was not happy the job was given to a new hire. My manager at the time was able to detect through emotional intelligence that the employee was not happy due to her sad mood and change in interactive behavior. She then had a meeting with the employee, they both came to a resolution that made the employee regain her positive attitude towards her job. This goes to show that anger and jealousy, both potent emotions, often push aside logic and rationality in the workplace (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013), hence the need for one to be aware of personalities in the workplace in order to become an effective conscious
As we reviewed the self awareness module this past week it was very interesting to see how the self assessments provided the class information about their own personal human behaviors. I was aware of most of the information provided but there were some tendencies I was surprised to find fitted my character. It was good to be reminded of the things I had forgotten about myself. Learning about my individuality and how I interact and respond to others based on my traits, personality and behavior has been an awakening experience. It is also great to know that I can work on areas that need improvement to become a more balance person to better assist my subordinates, teams and organizations.
There are many different positions in an organization that require different knowledge, skills and abilities. Supervisory and management positions encompass more than just technical knowledge, skill and expertise in their given area, but being leaders over others. This is of interest to organizations in having leaders who are able to motivate, understand and get their teams to work together. Many organizations are looking to improve their performance and productivity through finding and placing the right people in leadership positions. How the concept of emotional intelligence and its evolution has come to the forefront in assisting companies about leadership performance and decisions will be discussed along with the debate among researchers and the review of three assessments as to their impact and uses.
Our EI is defined by self-awareness, social awareness self-management and social skills. Those with good interpersonal skills are mainly emotionally intelligent and can handle build positive relationships.
EQ can assist with self-management. One must be able to control their emotions, reach goals, and have certain leadership skills that can be used in various environments (Segal, 2015). When referring to success in life, emotional intelligence is one of the biggest contributors. There is no way around human interaction. Much of the most successful careers require some sort of exchange of emotions.