Here's how you can use emotional intelligence to navigate and adapt to change in Creative Strategy.

Emotional Intelligence is one of the primary skills that needs to be developed with the change in technologies and change in the market and client demands. In any organization, it is evident we work with different mindsets & skilled people working for a common goal. While working if change happens due to external or internal effects it will surely have strong effects on the motives of people. In those kinds of situations, EQ will have us understand our colleagues and their opinions clearly, it will help us to educate them in a way they can take action the way we want and give them a clear understanding of our plan and strategies. To practice we need to keep a close eye on our emotions and actions and how it is affecting others behaviors.

Just this month, I presented at a leadership conference about attitude. Attitude is a cognitive schema about a thing, a place, a person, or an idea. Our thoughts make way for our attitude and from these comes our behaviors. When change comes to your team or organization, as a leader or supervisor if you cannot maintain a degree of stoicism in your attitude, you will struggle. Leadership is influence, nothing more at its core. As a leader, we are a cup that pours into others. If you get the juice from a corrupted source, you will pour a foul offering from your cup. What then should your expectation be? If you are not able to self-manage your thoughts on a change, better you remain silent and find a change champion to act on your behalf.

Change can be a positive force in our lives, but it requires a shift in mindset. It's important to examine why we're experiencing change and how we arrived at this point. Our response to change can either propel us forward or hold us back. By cultivating this “forward-thinking” perspective, we can navigate change with greater ease and confidence, knowing that everything will eventually fall into place. Never lose hope.

In current marketing conditions and the way organizations operate, change is vital. Everyone should be well aware of change and we need to prepare everyone from the start, things will fall apart and might not go as planned in a few instances. It is with the people how well he/she uses his/her EI skills to adapt to the change. With the help of Emotional Intelligence, a leader can create self-awareness about the change and how it can impact; how we work how we should change the course of our work, and how this change can help us further to achieve our results faster. It is important to know your people better professionally and personally to drive them with the right actions we can adopt to get them along the path we want them to travel.

With the evolution of AI, it's been mentioned machines might take away most of the human jobs as they might easily do some of the tasks more accurately and quickly, they might lack one thing where humans have a higher hand, cultivating empathy. When someone is sad or happy they cannot be able to express their feelings to someone who cannot understand. With the occurrence of change in daily life, we need someone to help us understand the reasons for change and its impact on the world and its people. In these situations, cultivating empathy will play a key role in us being an active listener then helps us understand people's problems clearly, and also helps us to help them in all possible ways to adapt to the change and quickly recon

??From what I've learned, being able to understand and relate to other people's feelings can help you achieve more success. When you work with a team, it's important to see them as your partners, not your opponents. They contribute to who you are as a group, and you can't succeed without them. Leading with empathy means putting yourself in their shoes and being kind and understanding. When there are disagreements or conflicts, empathy can help reduce the tension and make things better. So, always try to follow your heart and be empathetic towards others. It can help you achieve great things together. ??

??Leading with vision during change is made easier with emotional intelligence. It allows you to understand your emotions and those of your team, enabling you to lay the ground for a helluva story about the advantages of change. This brings your team's challenges with the new course and keeps the momentum going, even when the way forward seems a little shaky! When you lead with vision, you can transform change into an opportunity or the sky being the limit. Go get it!