Objective: Evaluate emotional intelligence applied to strategic leadership.

Emotional Intelligence (abbreviated EI or even sometimes EQ) has become a critical leadership attribute in recent years. One of the greatest thinkers and researchers of EQ today is Daniel Goleman. He suggests, "Perhaps the biggest surprise for me has been the impact of EI in the world of business, particularly in the areas of leadership and employee development (a form of adult education)."

The Harvard Business Review has hailed emotional intelligence as "a ground-breaking, paradigm-shattering idea," one of the most influential business ideas of the decade" (http://www.danielgoleman.info/topics/emotional-intelligence/). In this discussion you will evaluate your personal Emotional Intelligence in light of your leadership tendency.

• Go to OCU's Discovery Service (https://my.ohiochristian.edu/maxwell-library/ocu-discovery-service), find and read the following article: Nanda, M., & Randhawa, G. (2019). Emotional Intelligence, Well-Being, and Employee Behavior: A Proposed Model. Journal of Management Research (09725814), 19(3), 157172. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.ohiochristian.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=137657771&site=eds-live
• Watch Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence
• Website: Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment - http://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/2092.
• Access the Emotional Intelligence Self-Assessment from the website mentioned above (you may need to copy and paste the URL into your browser).
  • Complete the assessment and record the results as this will be used for the discussion.
• Based on the information from your reading and video, provide your definition and understanding of EQ. Share the results of your EQ assessment.
• Describe a personal situation where understanding EQ would have been beneficial (you may need to provide some background detail; please do not provide confidential or private information).
• Secondly, describe a leader who you observed utilizing EQ in a critical situation.
  • How did he/she handle it?
  • Did he/she use positive or negative EQ?

This is a "post-first" discussion. You will need to post your initial post in order to see peer posts