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Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Building Stronger Teams
Discover how empathy, self-awareness, and adept social skills can transform leadership and forge resilient, cohesive teams
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions as well as the emotions of those around you.
In the fast-paced world of leadership, where strategic thinking, innovative ideas, and financial acumen are frequently emphasized, honing this skill can be the key to building stronger, more cohesive teams.
The Essence of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is built upon a foundation of empathy, self-awareness, and social skills.
It’s about being able to read the emotional undercurrents of a situation and react accordingly.
“Emotional intelligence does not mean merely ‘being nice.’ At strategic moments it may demand not ‘being nice,’ but rather, for example, bluntly confronting someone with an uncomfortable but consequential truth they’ve been avoiding.” — Daniel Goleman
