Hi, and welcome back to how do you show up practicing emotional intelligence? The topic for today's session is, what does an emotionally intelligent leader actually look like? Think of a leader or a manager who's been an inspiration or role model for you. What are the traits that you remember most? in every instance where I asked this question, the group response has been basically the same. They always mentioned those soft skills that they remember the most, or that made the most impact.

People remember how the leader made them feel. So the responses I get are, the leader was a good listener, they will come under pressure, they were a good communicator. They made me feel valued. they appreciated me. These are the things that resonate with folks, leaders with a higher emotional intelligence can articulate a shared mission and a vision. They can give long term direction that can solicit ideas from the full team.

They make sure that No one feels that they have a stupid idea or that their idea doesn't matter and emotionally intelligent leader is interested in the professional development of the team. They know how to build trust, and they are a great role model. The opposite of this would be a leader who focuses on command and control where you hear comments like Do as I say, Don't bring me any problems. You must agree with me or be quiet a leader lacking in emotional intelligence may yell or attempt to intimidate the team. This type of leader is not engaged and sometimes is very low in self awareness. They may not be aware that the team is actually tuning out and not engaged.

This type of leader also focuses on giving negative feedback for the class project general about leaders with high emotional intelligence in your past. What did you admire about them journal about leaders that you feel were lacking in emotional intelligence? What is your conclusion based on your own experience, and I'll see you in the next