29 Jun Controlling your emotions

Controlling your emotions is a critical skill for leaders. How well you control your emotions influences your effectiveness as a leader, your personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. This ability is a function of your emotional intelligence (EQ). This post is about how you manage two of the components of EQ: Awareness of your emotions and How you react to and manage these emotions [1]. Awareness always comes first – you can’t control your emotions if you’re not aware of them.

31 Oct EQ, not IQ, makes a great leader

Emotional intelligence (EQ), not cognitive intelligence (IQ) differentiates good from great leaders. Vision, toughness, intellectual smarts and determination are essential, but...