There has been no time as crucial as now for understanding your own emotions and those of your team members, and no greater need to utilise that understanding for success. Mental health, managing stress and working effectively in a virtual world are, or should be, top of the agenda.
Understanding how emotions shape your thoughts and actions is the first step to gaining greater control over your behaviour and the impact that has on your professional performance. With the right support, you can develop the skills to manage yourself and other people more effectively, strengthen employee engagement and maximise your influence as a leader.
What is emotional intelligence and why is it important?
There is a long running and intriguing debate about the value of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leadership versus Intelligence Quotient (IQ) which has been the traditional focus of psychometric tools commonly used by organisations.
The term ‘Emotional Intelligence’ refers to the capacity to perceive, process and regulate emotional information accurately and effectively, both within yourself and in others, and the ability to use this information to guide your thinking and actions.
As the workplace has evolved, evidence has increasingly shown that those with higher EI are better equipped to work cohesively within teams, improve employee wellbeing, deal with change more effectively and manage stress, enabling them to be more successful in achieving their goals.
How to develop your own emotional intelligence
Henry & Harris Partnership is qualified in facilitating The Emotional Capital Report – a specialist leadership development tool that provides professional people with a comprehensive interpretation of their leadership potential based on their emotional intelligence.
Through using this tool, we assess and develop in leaders:
- An understanding of the 10 components of emotionally intelligent leadership and how these can be used in practice, including in remote working situations, whether that is working on a site separate from management or working from home during the pandemic.
- Practical, day-to-day advice on how the emotional health of a workplace can be improved.
- Which emotional needs increase in teams when people are working remotely vs in the same location.
- How emotional health impacts business results and how strongly the two are linked.
- Which signals to be aware of from team members that could show, even very subtly, that their emotional health needs attention.
By using this tool as part of our emotional intelligence programme, we can help you to:
Build better relationships by adapting and changing your behaviour to achieve effective outcomes that are of greater value to you and your business.
Manage difficult emotions with greater discretion to respond to stressful circumstances and take control – remaining pragmatic, resourceful and focussed.
Increase creativity, innovation and problem-solving abilities to develop and engage talent and create cultures that are attractive to both internal and external customers.
Lead others effectively by providing the emotional skills to support individuals and teams to be more resilient and adaptable to changing market conditions. This is central to building leadership teams fit for the future.
Let us help you enhance your skills
The key message about emotional intelligence is that with the right training and support, you can develop your skills and improve your performance at work, whatever your starting point. So why not talk to us about where you are on your journey to mastering EI?
Contact us today and we will give you an overview of the wellbeing and resilience services we can offer to help you and your business thrive in 2021 and beyond.
