High emotional intelligence can make you a better leader and team player

Career Trends: May 27, 2022
Curated by the Knowledge Team of ICS Career GPS

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Content Credit:

• Article by Partha Sarathi Basu, published on telegraphindia.com. Original article link.

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Emotional intelligence is something that can be practised and learnt. It makes us much more self-aware, resilient and self-controlled. In this ever-changing post-pandemic world, it is an essential quality in a good leader.

The world is going through a lot of change, and many of us undergo some kind of crisis on a daily basis, be it at work or off work. A person with a high level of emotional intelligence is bound to manage such situations with calmness, ease and maturity as they are more aware of themselves.

This trait can thus help us to adapt to many situations without getting tense.

How does Emotional Intelligence help?

• Emotional intelligence helps us positively direct our emotions and communicate more effectively.
• We can be appreciative of others’ points of view without being biased or judgemental.
• It helps us empathise with others and does not push us to unnecessary conflicts.

Years of experience show that a leader with high emotional intelligence drives motivation in their team, resulting in higher productivity and performance. They are able to take criticism with a positive mindset and act on it.

Here’s how emotionally intelligent people have an advantage over others:

1. They have better control in difficult situations.

• High emotional intelligence will help you to be in control while handling difficult situations.
• As you walk through the corporate world, you’ll face tough situations every day.
• If you have more emotional resilience, your ability to navigate through these situations will be easier; it will cause you less stress.
• It will give you the mental strength of not acting in haste or emotionally as such reactions often escalate a situation.

2. They successfully drive teamwork.

• Conflicts can prove to be productive when handled maturely.
• A team with high emotional intelligence generally drives better teamwork.
• It allows everyone to share their ideas without the fear of being judged.
• People feel better as they are listened to, they feel valued and respected.

3. They contribute to a positive work environment.

• No one wants to be part of a toxic culture.
• People with high emotional intelligence help in boosting the morale of the team and motivate other members.
• And we all know that a positive work atmosphere results in higher productivity.

4. They make for effective change agents.

• Change is constant in corporate life, it can be unnerving and can shake people up.
• When you develop high emotional intelligence, it helps you to look at things from a different perspective.
• Instead of getting tense or reacting, you will start to see things from a different perspective and might even start appreciating the need for those changes.
• Every organisation needs people who can drive changes. You can be that change agent.

5. You act as a good connector between teammates.

• One of the important leadership traits is to be a connector between various people or teams.
• A person with high emotional intelligence is generally calmer and can act as a good connector as they gain the trust of people.
• Many organisations are putting in a lot more effort to select candidates with high emotional intelligence.
• Organisations are taking a closer look at a candidate’s ability to manage themselves during stress — how they deal with their emotions and come across to others.
• You can demonstrate that you are in control and you are self-aware.

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