Emotionally effective leadership undeniably makes a difference to your organization's bottom line. Many leaders are unaware of how vital emotional intelligence is to their success, including how it positively impacts relationships with their team members.
Our emotions are vital in sending us relevant messages and most often drive our behaviour. We can increase our emotional intelligence and success if we take the time to read, feel, and manage those messages.
You may think this is an overly simple strategy, but greeting people by name during conversations is a game-changer and will improve your interactions and strengthen relationships.
Emotions guide our actions, so we must listen to them and embrace emotional intelligence to make rational decisions.
Do you find emotional intelligence an elusive concept that is hard to describe or perhaps understand the benefits? Some do, yet, it affects our relationships and most of what we do, from managing our behaviour, emotions, and social skills to making personal decisions.
Socially aware individuals are more attuned to the emotions and needs of others, which can lead to better work relationships, effective communication, and enhanced leadership skills. Developing social awareness is a crucial component of emotional intelligence that involves understanding and empathizing with the emotions and perspectives of others.
Over the last few months, I realized that I was feeling somewhat incomplete. After reflecting on who I was sharing my time with, it was apparent that I haven’t been spending enough time with my people…my tribe.
Communication is vital to all relationships - it’s often the missing link in every conflict and the key to every resolution. Learning your natural communication style is a game changer.
Emotional intelligence profoundly impacts the quality of our relationships and explains how the timing of our actions and responses can make all the difference. Our focus must be on our relationships with an awareness of the world around us.
Author, TV & Radio host, Lisa McDonald interviews Linda Marshall in an episode of Living Fearlessly on iHeartRadio. Linda shares her life mission and business model of giving back wherever you can.
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