How to use Emotional Intelligence to Better Leaders In Work & Life
Emotional Intelligence is being in touch with how we’re feeling and able to express that feeling in a positive way. Today’s guest Candice Dick from EQ Evolution Podcast is here to teach us the skills that make us more emotionally intelligent.
Part 1: The Skills that Make Emotional Intelligence
Part 2: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
You’ll Learn
- what skills make up emotional intelligence
- how we can get these skills
- how we can use emotional intelligence to be better leaders at work & at home
The Skills that Make Emotional Intelligence
Self-awareness: being aware of how other people view you based on your motives & character.
Emotional literacy: being able to label what we feel. If we can identify how we feel we can better process those emotions.
Pattern recognition: How we make our choices
Navigating emotions: how to channel your emotions in a positive manner. What we do with what we feel
Learned optimism: being able to recognize that we have choices
Internalization: being able to be self-motivated despite outside factors
Empathy: being able to take care of others as we would ourselves
Connecting with our purpose: finding what energizes you and using it to contribute to the world
The FOG Method
The FOG Method is to help you in your relationship or team come to a win-win solution so everyone is happy.
Notes on Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
- Self-Awareness is key: How we behave as leaders can be in opposition to what we say.
- Our patterns are 95% on autopilot we need to be aware of them to get an accurate picture of who we really are as a leader.
- How to Become More Self Aware
- Journaling & Personal Reflection
- What went well with your day or week & what can be better what can you do about it?
- A winning culture invests in people. Effective leaders help people feel seen, heard, and help them achieve their goals.
- They help people create their own solutions to their problems instead of trying to solve their problems.
- This requires effective listening – if you take ownership of other peoples problems you take away their freedom to choose their outcome. When we listen and give others a chance to self-reflect and come up with their own solutions we empower them.
- Find a balance between taking care of self and taking care of others.
- We cannot pour from an empty cup, when we invest in ourselves it allows us to invest in others.
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