Week Eight: Leadership refined by Emotional Intelligence

It is safe to say that I have read hundreds of articles, books and research on professional leadership topics over the course of my thirteen years in the workforce.  I have also done some personal work on my own emotional intelligence (EQ), however I never expected that I would one day relate the two.  Rather, I have always thought of emotional intelligence as something that should be viewed in the lens of family dynamics or personal relationships.  Whether it was naive or not, I was pleasantly surprised to find that D & Z created a bridge for the two while Table 6.2 gave some concrete examples of high emotional intelligence in the workplace.  As a professional who motivates staff, peers, superiors, etc. to participate in activities that are many times not related to their job duties, I always knew leadership was important to my job.  However, I'm now interested in doing additional research on EQ in the workplace.