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The ROLE of Emotional Intelligence in Effective Leadership Today

The Center For Leadership Studies

Zig Ziglar is known for saying, “You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.” In this time of unrest and change, the role of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leadership has emerged as the critical skill set for leaders. At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self.

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5 Ways to Lead with Empathy

Leading with Trust

Many managers strive to be one. But being a first-time manager requires a whole new set of skills —for example, emotional intelligence—that are more important than technical expertise. Many managers either haven’t had the opportunity to develop these skills, are resistant to doing so, or don’t have an interest in them.

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Five Ways to Spot a Leader in the Wild

LDRLB

The psychology of stewardship is a hot topic in management studies. Because individuals need not hold a position of power or authority to have a covenantal relationship with the organization, stewardship behaviors can be enacted across all levels of the organization. Indeed, Davis et al. Over to you.

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Becoming Powerful Makes You Less Empathetic

Harvard Business Review

Last year, I worked with a senior executive — let’s call him Steve — who had received feedback from his boss that he was wearing the power of his new title in an off-putting way. Why does this sort of shift in behavior happen to so many people when they’re promoted to the ranks of management?

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Leadership Is About to Get More Uncomfortable

Harvard Business Review

They know more than ever, and you’re under pressure to share more than ever, too – 76% of global executives think it’s a good idea for their CEO to be on social media. But hierarchies are flattening as power moves away from top internal management and toward employees and a proliferation of external stakeholders.