Balancing Your EI Competencies
While Esther excels in areas like empathy, positive outlook, and self-control, she may need to strengthen other abilities such as achievement, influence, conflict management, teamwork, and inspirational leadership. These skills require just as much emotional engagement and should be integral to any leader’s development journey.
For instance, if Esther enhanced her conflict management skills, she could provide constructive feedback effectively. With improved influence skills, she could lead her team more effectively by addressing issues directly, even with a challenging colleague. Esther’s ability to bring simmering issues to the surface while maintaining emotional control lies at the heart of conflict management. Additionally, she could use her influence to communicate her desire for her colleague’s success and explain how a change in behavior would benefit everyone.
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Similarly, developing her inspirational leadership competence would enable Esther to drive significant changes within her organization. Leaders with this strength can craft a vision that resonates emotionally with both themselves and their team, which is crucial for motivating change.
