Your emotional intelligence (also known as EQ) is based on four areas as identified by EQ researcher and author Daniel Goleman:
- Self Awareness
- Self Management
- Social Awareness
- Relationship Management
Effective Communication
Once you have an awareness of the EQ core areas, you can begin to analyze and understand how you interact with others and how those interactions can be improved. EQ involves being personally aware of your surroundings, learning styles, behavioral preferences and interactions. Everyone in your workplace has their own preferences when it comes to understanding and applying these four areas.
Luckily, for those who have a difficult time adapting, analyzing themselves or letting go of personal workplace preferences, EQ skills can be learned and retained for long periods of time. Working closely with business leaders and executives and coaching them about emotional intelligence is the key to gaining effective communication and fostering a successful work environment.
Being aware and understanding your EQ is known to directly impact both individual and organizational performance. Simply stated, once you learn how to communicate and work more effectively with others, you have more opportunities for success.
Improve Emotional Intelligence Leadership
Improving Emotional Intelligence leadership in the workplace takes two things; a leader with the desire to improve EQ and a systematic program to build these skills among leaders and staff. Once you have those things, your business will be on the path to improved communication and performance.
Jessica Leebelt is a web marketing professional out of Denver, Colorado. She is a consultant and writer for TRACOMCorp.com, the creators of “Social Style” and emotional intelligence leadership training for the workplace.
