Enhance your business with emotional intelligence

Posted by Neil Twogood in Staff, Business trends on Fri, 20/11/2009 - 09:44
  • The qualities that distinguish whether or not you’ll lead others effectively relate to your emotional intelligence
  • By developing your EI, you can improve your personal performance and that of your team
  • Communication skills, adaptability, personal effectiveness and interpersonal skills all involve EI
  • An emotionally-intelligent leader also has self-awareness, self-confidence, self-control, empathy and the ability and willingness to listen

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a quality found in the very best leaders. Neil Twogood explains how developing your EI can bring performance improvements for you, your team and your organisation.

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