TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

Emotional Intelligence: is the ability to manage ourselves and our relationships effectively.

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This consists of four fundamental capabilities: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and social skill.

Each capability, in turn is composed of specific sets of competencies. Below is a list of the capabilities and their corresponding traits.

Self-Awareness:
Emotional self-awareness: the ability to read and understand your emotions as well as recognize their impact on work performance, relationships and the like.

Accurate self-assessment: a realistic evaluation of your strengths and limitations.

Self-confidence: a strong and positive sense of self-worth.

Self-Management:
• Self-control: the ability to keep disruptive emotions and impulses under control.

• Trustworthiness: a consistent display of honesty and integrity.

• Conscientiousness: the ability to manage yourself and your responsibilities.

• Adaptability: skill at adjusting to changing situations and overcoming obstacles.

• Achievement orientation: the drive to meet an internal standard of excellence.

• Initiative: a readiness to seize opportunities.

Social Awareness:
Empathy: skill at sensing other people’s emotions, understanding their perspective and taking an active interest in their concerns.

Organizational awareness:
The ability to read the currents of organizational life build decision networks and navigate politics.

• Service orientation: the ability to recognize and meet customers’ needs.

Social Skill:
• Visionary leadership: the ability to take charge and inspire with a compelling vision.

• Influence: the ability to wield a range of persuasive tactics.

• Developing others: the propensity to bolster the abilities of others through feedback and guidance.

• Communication: skill at listening and sending clear, convincing and well tuned messages.

• Change catalyst: proficiency in initiating new ideas and leading people in a new direction.

• Conflict management: the ability to de-escalate disagreements and orchestrate resolutions.

• Building bonds: proficiency at cultivating and maintaining a web of relationships.

• Teamwork and collaboration: competence at promoting cooperation and building teams.