Primal Leadership
...nd how the focus is on relationship. Emotional intelligence is the ability to senses, understanding, and effectively apply the power and emotions as a source of energy, information, creativity, trust and connection. Someone who is emotionally intelligent knows which emotion he or she is feeling and why, knows how to manage his or her feelings and how to motivate themselves. Leadership and its emotional intelligence skill set is perhaps a norm that is cultivated over time, throughout organizations, and between generations of leaders by other great leaders. (Page 177) Emotional intelligence is what sets top-performing teams apart from average teams. Emotional intelligence requires the same capabilities that an emotional intelligent individual expresses. Succinctly summarize why the authors think emotional intelligence is important in the workplace. Emotional intelligence can influence your career and create abilities that improve your worth at work. Each person has a profile of emotional strong and weak point areas. ...