10 Things You Didn't Learn in School about Leadership and Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence arouse from psychology, and has been increasingly disseminated in the workplace.

The term refers to the ability to recognize and understand not only your own emotions, but also those of others, for then using this awareness to manage your behaviour and relationships.

Through Empathy, one of its pillars, it is possible to improve emotional management, perception of emotions, relationship skills and social competence as essential aspects for coexistence.

People who have high levels of empathy, so much so that they feel their own emotions and those of others intensively, are called Empaths, as I explained before .

Have you ever had the feeling that your intuition is much deeper than most people's? Perhaps you notice a heightened sense of care and zeal when faced with conflict or more sensitive people? Have you ever felt emotionally drained, with a full mind, for not knowing how to deal with adverse situations?

If the above questions have ever inhabited your mind at some point, maybe you are an empath, and maybe you are not even aware of it! As a realized empath, I can share part of my experience in this field.

Being an empath is, among so many things, paying attention to the needs of others, however subtle. It is the ability to perceive the unsaid and to notice signs that can be both important and uncomfortable for other people.

When out of balance, empaths tend to deeply absorb what is going on with other people, to the point of feeling bad, so developing emotional intelligence is a good strategy.

Emotionally intelligent people can not only perceive, understand, and better manage their own emotions, but are also more skillful at dealing with what comes from others.

Advantages of emotionally intelligent leaders

1. The practice of empathy cannot be dissociated from emotional intelligence: they go together, because when empathy is true, we become better human beings, we make better decisions, therefore, our intelligence is amplified.
2. With emotional intelligence strengthened, we are able to develop healthier and more meaningful relationships.
3. Cultivating healthy professional relationships: it is in the corporate environment that we spend most of our time, and dealing with human diversity put our emotions constantly to the test.
4. It helps to achieve success: although the concept of success is personal to every person, in general terms, I have already brought here about the Formula of Success , which is directly related to the development of emotional intelligence.
5. Mental health: When we become more emotionally intelligent, we are able to separate what belongs to us and what to someone else's. We stop "personalizing" external actions and this ensures mental tranquility and consequently a less stressful life.
6. Quality of life: improving how you deal with crisis, pressure or stress situations, in addition to being better prepared to face conditions that involve factors of high complexity, high volatility or great uncertainties.
7. Self-confidence: when you are in a constant search for self-awareness, you learn since an early stage about your strengths and those to develop, which allows you to better deal with self-esteem issues and depend less (or even nothing, in the best case scenario) from the validation of others to feel confident.
8. Increased security in relationships with others: Self-confidence leaves no gaps for feelings of inferiority, guilt or self-punishment to set in. Instead, it makes room for practicing empathy towards oneself, which does not allow to be suppressed by anyone.
9. The art of listening: few people can listen to someone until the end of a conversation with attention, without being carried away by the impulse of responding immediately or expressing their opinion. Emotional intelligence leads us to act more conscientiously with others. Listening and being heard has become a rare skill these days, but equally fundamental to the cultivation of relationships.
10. Trust in non-verbal communication: everything we do communicates. Being emotionally intelligent is becoming aware of our body, gestures, noises and facial expressions. It's remembering that not only words can hurt those around us.

Emotional intelligence makes a huge difference in people's life.

With so much external noise, it enables people achieve internal stability and self-control, who are able to offer the world the best of themselves.

If you are facing difficulties in your leadership or believe that you are overloaded, I can help you find a lighter path. WhatsApp me.

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About me: About me:?Licensed Coach in Emotional Intelligence and Neuroscience, I am a realized Empath, who listens actively and understands a person underneath their words. Then, with Coaching - an equal thinking partnership - we can unlock your full potential by co-creating solutions adjusted to your reality, for achieving faster the results you seek.