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Emotional Intelligence
IEEE Computer Society
Adam Schmidt, PCC, PMP
August 24, 2021
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What made them great
leaders? What qualities did
they possess?
Think of TWO great leaders you know
personally and have worked with.
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A leader who exercises emotional
intelligence uses good judgment
and common sense.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to be aware
of, manage, and express one's emotions and to handle
interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically.
In practical terms, emotional intelligence is the awareness that emotions
can drive our behavior and impact people (positively and negatively)
and learning how to manage those emotionsboth our own and others
especially when we are under pressure.
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The Four Domains of EQ
Self Awareness
Knowing when youre emotionally
triggered and how you react to stress,
work demands and forced change
Seeing the effects of your reaction on
others at work and home
Acknowledging your strengths and
limitations
Self Management
Employing tools to counteract
aggravation, uncertainty, and
emotional triggers
Harnessing your intuition and
creativity
Maintaining your resiliency in the face
of pressure
Relationship Skills
De-escalating conflict and resolving
differences effectively
Inspiring and influencing others
Working collaboratively in teams
Awareness of Others
Tuning into where others are
Showing empathy by sensing others
feelings and perspectives
Reading organizational currents
accurately
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Your ability to accurately
perceive your own emotions in
the moment and understand
your tendencies across situations.
Self-awareness is
7. Attuned to inner signals recognizing how
your feelings affect yourself and your job
performance
Attuned to your guiding values and can
intuit the best course of action
See the big picture in a complex situation
Candid and authentic, able to speak openly
about emotions or with conviction about
guiding vision
Emotional Self-Awareness: Self-Confidence
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Know your own limitations and
strengths
Exhibit a sense of humor about
yourself
Gracefulness in learning
Welcome constructive criticism
and feedback
Emotional Self-Awareness: Accurate Self-Awareness
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Knowing your abilities to play to
your strengths
Acknowledge when emotions
have overtaken rationality
amygdala hijack
Sense of presence and self-
assurance
to stand out in a group
Emotional Self-Awareness: Realistic Self-Assessment
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Self-Awareness: What can I start doing, today?
Notice. Recognize with compassion, not
judgment. Emotions are automatic and signals
from the body.
Lean in. Rather than avoiding a feeling, move
toward the emotion, into it, and eventually through
it.
Reflect. Ask yourself whats up with that? What
is behind my reaction? How did I respond in the
moment?
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The Four Domains of EQ
Self Awareness
Knowing when youre emotionally
triggered and how you react to stress,
work demands and forced change
Seeing the effects of your reaction on
others at work and home
Acknowledging your strengths and
limitations
Self Management
Employing tools to counteract
aggravation, uncertainty, and
emotional triggers
Harnessing your intuition and
creativity
Maintaining your resiliency in the face
of pressure
Relationship Skills
De-escalating conflict and resolving
differences effectively
Inspiring and influencing others
Working collaboratively in teams
Awareness of Others
Tuning into where others are
Showing empathy by sensing others
feelings and perspectives
Reading organizational currents
accurately
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Finds ways to manage
disturbing emotions and
impulses and channels them in
useful ways
Stays calm and clear-headed
under high stress or during a
crisis
Remains unflappable even
when confronted by a trying
situation
Emotional Self-Management: Self-Control
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Leaders that live their values
An authentic openness to others
about ones feelings, beliefs and
actionsallows integrity
Openly admit mistakes or faults
Confronts unethical behavior in
others rather than turning a blind
eye
Emotional Self-Management: Transparency
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Can juggle multiple demands
without losing focus or energy
Comfortable with the inevitable
ambiguities of organizational life
Flexible in adapting to new
challenges; nimble in adjusting to
fluid change and limber in their
thinking in the face of new data or
realities
Emotional Self-Management: Adaptability
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Emotional Self-Management: Achievement
High personal standards that
drive constant improvement
Pragmatic, setting measurable
and challenging goals
Calculates risk so that their goals
are worthy and attainable
Continually learning and teaching
ways to do things better
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Internal drivehave what it
takes to excel and control their
own destiny
Seize opportunities or create
them, rather than simply waiting
Cuts through red tape; may even
bend the rule when necessary
to create better possibilities
for the future
Emotional Self-Management: Initiative
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Rolls with the punches;
sees an opportunity rather
than a threat in a setback
Sees others positively,
expecting the best in them
Sees the glass half-full
expecting changes in the
future to be for the better
Emotional Self-Management: Optimism