2021 , Leadership with "Emotional Intelligence"

Last 10 Months since March 2020 , It was different skill altogether to manage teams and delivering with expected performance.

The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be the greatest test of emotional intelligence in a current leadership generation. Definitely Emotional intelligence has helped leaders to encourage teams for Delivering performance under challenging situations by Making clear and confident decisions

Emotional intelligence ?

It refers to the capability of a person to manage and control his or her emotions and possess the ability to control the emotions of others as well. In other words, they can influence the emotions of other people also in right direction - To build high performing team , Better Workplace environment !

The term was coined in 1990 in a research paper by two psychology professors, John D. Mayer of UNH and Peter Salovey of Yale

Five components of emotional intelligence that allow individuals to recognize, connect with, and learn from their own and other people’s mental states:

• Self-Awareness – Do you know your own strengths and weaknesses and are you willing to admit to them accordingly?
• Self-Regulation – Do you take the time to think before you speak or act? Are you able to cope with things that are outside of your control?
• Motivation – Are you motivated by money and power or do you see your work as something you’re passionate about? Are you willing to take on new challenges?
• Empathy – Can you respectfully communicate with others, especially people from other cultures, religions, and ethnicities?
• Social Skills – Are you able to argue for your point of view without alienating others?

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. It’s not that IQ and technical skills are irrelevant. They do matter, but…they are the entry-level requirements for executive positions.

Let's find out how to improve your Emotional Intelligence ?

1. Do a self-evaluation - Understand strengths and weaknesses, and work on it for better performance

2. Self-Regulation - Thoughtfulness, comfort with change, integrity 

3. Examine how you react to stressful situations. 

4. Set Rising Targets Regularly - Take responsibility for your actions consistently

5. Examine how your actions will affect others – before you take those actions.

6. Engage & manager your stakeholder

7. Be Motivated and Motivate Others - Such Leaders are highly productive, love a challenge, and are very effective in whatever they do.

8 Eyes on Market & Competition , Learn and Deliver 

9. Empathy Towards Team - Be Available for Team , Appreciate Them 

10. Talk to you Customers , Understand them and enhance / build for them 

11. Keep Eye on Team Milestones & Celebrate with them

13. Collaboration & Social Skills : Those with strong social skills are typically team players.

Emotionally Intelligent CEOs

1. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos uses his self-deprecating humor to make others feel comfortable with him. 
2. Elon Musk has thanked Tesla owners on Twitter for taking a chance on his cars when experts said his company wouldn’t work. 
3. And then there’s Ford’s former CEO Alan Mulally, who wrote handwritten notes to employees, praising their work.

Bottomline -

Emotional intelligence characterizes the most successful and human organizations. And the business leaders above use EQ to their advantage, earning respect within their companies and expanding their business. One of the most powerful ways to put emotional intelligence into action is to learn the difference between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and how these three interact and affect us in different ways.

It's all about "Take Responsibility" rather ask for "The Responsibility" !!