“. . . people who were best at identifying others emotions were more
successful in their work and also in their social lives.”
Rosenthal
CEO? Group Leader? Up-and-Comer?
Emotional Competence is a proven difference maker.
Your level of emotional intelligence and your ability to make it work for you are vital to your performance, effectiveness and value as a leader and team member.
For the sake of your organisation, your career and your personal life, emotional intelligence is a ‘must have.’
And how well you use that intelligence is an important determining factor on how much you will achieve and how far
you will go.
The difference between ‘managing’ and real leadership
A classic definition of leadership includes the ability to ‘engage the willing cooperation’ of those on your team.
Again, ‘willing cooperation.”
It’s more than 'telling' people what to do. It’s making people sincerely want to do it – and do it well.
To use the current vernacular, it’s ‘getting buy-in.’ Willing and enthusiastic buy-in.
You've heard the expression ‘I’d follow him/her anywhere’? Or ‘I’d run through a brick wall for that person’?
With Emotional Competence, you can very well be that person.
Moving up the ladder
Having the personal and social skills to recognize, interpret, and respond constructively to emotions in yourself and others (Emotional Competence) is a vital tool not just for CEO’s but for everyone in the corporate or organisational structure.
Armed with these skills, your ideas and the solutions you provide will be more readily considered and valued.
Indeed, you will be more apt to be regarded as a constructive contributor and ‘doer’ – not just a foot soldier or follower.
We all lead. We all ‘follow.’
At work or at home, we all answer to someone – and someone answers to us.
It’s important to recognise, therefore, that Emotional Competence isn’t something that you use only at work. It’s truly a ‘whole of life’ skill that can benefit you and everyone around you – everywhere you go, 24/7.