$7.$Karen, a manager at Libra Inc, had noticed that her subordinates were experiencing a lot of stress. After conducting a meeting with her subordinates, Karen realized that they were extremely overworked and intimidated by close deadlines. Determined to reduce their stress, she introduced a new process that eliminated time$-$consuming activities and gave them more flexibility for work timelines. This action taken by Karen demonstrates which of the following aspects of emotional intelligence?

A Availability error

B Self$-$awareness

C Self$-$regulation

D Motivation

E Empathy