Emotional Intelligence is NOT Optional for Great Leadership
Positive Leadership with Dr. Dave MartinShow Notes
Daniel Goleman, a well-known author and psychologist who did some of the best-known research on emotional intelligence (or EI), found that “truly effective leaders are distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence.” Goleman says, “without it, a person can have first-class training, an incisive mind, and an endless supply of good ideas, but he still won’t be a great leader."
Many studies have been conducted about emotional intelligence since Goleman’s groundbreaking work in the late 90s. They have pretty much all backed up his initial results.
Because emotional intelligence is so important to great leadership, I've decided to spend the next few episodes of positive leadership discussing this vital topic. I want to break this discussion around into basically three areas. I’m going to spend the rest of this episode talking about the attributes of emotional intelligence. Then in the next episodes, having taken the time to really understand what emotional intelligence is, will break down how to use it in the workplace and how specifically as leaders, we can all improve our emotional intelligence.
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