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October is Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
This emotional Intelligence Awareness campaign began in 2006.
Having emotional intelligence is having an awareness of your feelings, your actions, and the effect they have on the people around you. It is also an indicator that you value those you are dealing with; you listen to their needs, and you can empathize with them.
According to Daniel Goleman, PhD some people assume that having emotional intelligence means “being nice”. Wrong! If you say someone is nice, it often means that they are nice to some people but not to others. Still others believe that being nice means that you are a pushover. Again, Wrong! Or some people believe that it is your dark side - the side that knows how to manipulate someone without their interests in mind. Wrong again!
Emotional intelligence awareness is the ability to be in tune with your emotions, to be able to understand what they’re telling you, and to be able to key into the affect they are having on the people around you. On the flip side, it involves you being able to have total awareness of others’ feelings. The result is that you will be able to manage relationships more effectively. Are you like this? Would you be interested in being more like this?
In an April 2021 Article, John Loblack, ED.D. wrote about the 7 traits of emotionally Intelligent Leaders. They spell out the word leaders, and I have listed them here.
L is for listening. Emotionally intelligent leaders place a higher value on listening than they do talking.
E is for equipping. Emotionally intelligent leaders equip their employees with the tools and resources necessary to fulfill their positions’ requirements effectively.
A is for appreciation. Emotionally intelligent leaders appreciate the people they work with and invest time, effort, and money to show their gratitude.
D is for developing. Emotionally intelligent leaders know their employees are their most important asset. They consistently create development opportunities to help their people grow and advance.
E is for enlisting. Emotionally intelligent leaders enlist support from others because they know that their employees and team members are critical to implementing change effectively and efficiently.
R is for relationships. Emotionally intelligent leaders understand that their success or failure rests on the quality of their relationships with others. They invest heavily in building and deepening those professional relationships.
S is for service. Emotionally intelligent leaders realize that they must first give the most to their employees to get the most from employees. They constantly seek ways to serve their employees instead of waiting on employees to serve them.
Emotional intelligence can help all women in every kind of relationship. It is the key to relating well to everyone and achieving your goals in life and business.
