Most of us are familiar that a general personality traits of a leader which includes confidence, humility, sense of humor, assertiveness and others. However, according to the reading this week there are certain personality traits that are associated with being able to getting things done or as the book refers to "Task-Related Personality Traits of Leaders". Usually, manager possessing courage, mindfulness proactive personality, emotional intelligence, flexibility and adaptability, passionate are closely related with task accomplishment. Take for example Emotional intelligence. "Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to do such things as understanding one's feelings, have empathy for others, and regulate one's emotions to enhance one's quality of life. (DuBrin, 2019). Why is emotional intelligence important? "Based on research in dozens of companies, Daniel Goleman discovered that the most effective leaders are alike in one essential way: They all have a high degree of emotional intelligence. Without a high degree of emotional intelligence, a person can have excellent training, superior analytical skills, and loads of innovative suggestions, but he or she still will not make a great leader."(DuBrin, 2019).

The four key domains of emotional intelligence are self awareness, self management, social awareness and relationship management. Self aware individuals know their own mood, weaknesses, strengths and intuitively understand the mood effects of others. A Self managed leader stays calm in the unplanned and unpleasant situational outcomes where someone devoid of such trait would likely throw temper tantrums. Social awareness "includes having empathy for others and intuition about organizational problems" (DuBrin, 2019). Having this ability allows the leader to assess others and situations to come up with solutions. Finally, relationship management deals with interpersonal skills where one can communicate clearly, influence, disarm conflicts and build connections and stronger relationships (DuBrin, 2019). Someone who is devoid of such skill likely burn bridges. For these reasons emotional intelligence is one of the foundational keys for leading an organization, improving organizational structure and making managerial decisions.