The EQ of Leaders

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In yesterday’s article, we made no secret of the fact that we believe the need for increased EQ is not reduced to leaders but is instead universal and no one can succeed in the new world of work in its absence.

To respond to ever-increasing demands on technology, work has shifted to extreme collaboration and open experimentation to power innovation at super-fast-pace, and it now requires an ability to understand and manage ourselves and comprehend and navigate the relationship with those we are teaming with. That is what EQ is. To even apply themselves to this new world of work, there is no one who could not benefit from increased self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management in the workplace and those are the elements that make up EI as defined by Daniel Goleman, the original EI pioneer himself.

Even so, while everyone needs EQ, leaders undoubtedly have a more urgent need.