L7 Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Skills for Leaders

 

Leaders need emotional intelligence and outstanding interpersonal skills. Emotional intelligence also called emotional quotient <EQ> and social knowledge and the ability to

1. Be aware of, understand, and express yourself
2. Be aware of, understand, and relate to other
3. Deal with strong emotions and control your impulses
4. Adapt to change and solve problems of a personal or social nature

connecting Emotional Intelligence to leadership styles. The styles of communication will differ from leader to leader and form organization to organization, and the leaders will reveal that style by how they choose to communicate with emplyees.

Emotional intelligence and Interpersonal skills are sometimes used interchangeably, but a useful distinction is to see emotional intelligence as what is going on inside of us and interpersonal skills as emotional intelligence in action as we interact with others.

After that to developing to improving emotional intelligence by knowing yourself, and improving nonverbal skills such as walking, carry ourselves, stand in relation to others, use our hands. All of these're type of nonverbal communication, Knowing something about nonverbal communication clearly important for anyone want to improve themselves communication skill for any leaders.

Then also have to improving listening skills, As a leaders it is not only essential to be a good listener, but you want others to see that your are listening, good listening is not easy, but just only your focus something when your listening, and then motivating and mentoring, networking.