Increasing Leadership Effectiveness through Emotional Intelligence
Organization or Institution
Georgia Southern University
Location
Room 2047
Presentation Year
2019
Start Date
21-9-2019 11:15 AM
End Date
21-9-2019 12:05 PM
Document Type
Workshop
Presentation Description
Effective leadership is dependent upon a leader’s ability to influence the behavior of others through social interactions in order to optimize performance outcomes (Kerr, Garvin, Heaton, & Boyle, 2005). Thus, it is critical that leaders develop their emotional intelligence skills. Leaders with emotional intelligence are better equipped when transitioning into the workplace and possess a competitive advantage for career advancement (Stein & Book, 2011). This workshop will provide an overview of an emotional intelligence framework (Bar-On, 1997; Multi Health Systems, 2011). Specifically, the workshop will highlight five key aspects of emotional intelligence and ways to bolster these skills to be a more effective leader.
Presentation Learning Objectives
- Define the concept of emotional intelligence.
- Identify how emotions impact leadership performance.
- Apply emotional intelligence tactics to develop leadership skills.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Preferred Presentation Time
10:15 AM, 11:15 AM
Increasing Leadership Effectiveness through Emotional Intelligence
Room 2047
Effective leadership is dependent upon a leader’s ability to influence the behavior of others through social interactions in order to optimize performance outcomes (Kerr, Garvin, Heaton, & Boyle, 2005). Thus, it is critical that leaders develop their emotional intelligence skills. Leaders with emotional intelligence are better equipped when transitioning into the workplace and possess a competitive advantage for career advancement (Stein & Book, 2011). This workshop will provide an overview of an emotional intelligence framework (Bar-On, 1997; Multi Health Systems, 2011). Specifically, the workshop will highlight five key aspects of emotional intelligence and ways to bolster these skills to be a more effective leader.
