Emotional Intelligence For Leadership

Recently, the importance of emotional intelligence (EI) has grown significantly within the fields of psychology, organizational behaviour, and in different facets of human resource management

- DR AVINASH DE SOUSA & SHEELA DANG

What is Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional intelligence typically focuses on recognizing and regulating emotions in oneself and in social contexts. The five elements of emotional intelligence are:

• Self-awareness
• Self-regulation
• Self-motivation
• Empathy
• Social ability.

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in School and College students

Teenagers skilled in emotional reasoning have a talent for not only analyzing facts and technical information, but also considering the feelings and the emotions of others when making decisions. Feelings and emotions play a key role in the decision-making process.

Successful teen leaders must be able to influence the moods and emotions of others in a positive way and create a school/college environment in which they can find productive ways of responding to challenges and obstacles.

Let’s look at how emotional intelligence is needed for teenagers to enhance leadership skills.

Self-Awareness in Emotional Learning

The fundamental knowledge of our feelings and the reasons behind them is known as self-awareness. Our capacity to manage and interact with our emotions and of those around us improves as we become more conscious of them.