What Is emotional intelligence?
IQ is a measure of one’s cognitive abilities, and has been quantified and validated by scientists since the first decades of this century. Standard IQ tests measure spatial and mathematical reasoning, verbal comprehension, information and memory.
To measure one’s emotional functioning is a more complicated task. Daniel Goleman summarizes emotional intelligence into the following components:
- Emotional self-awareness
- Managing one’s own emotions
- Using emotions to maximize intellectual processing and decision-making, including self-motivation
- Developing empathy
- The art of social relationships and managing emotions in others
Four Steps to Develop Emotionally and Socially Intelligent Leaders
Step One: The first step to develop more emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent leaders is to establish agreement between the executive coach and the the leader who is intrinsically motivated to become a peak performer. Then you illustrate to the leader that extensive scientific research demonstrates that to be a peak performer means to have well developed emotional and social intelligence.
Step Two: Next, administer a valid emotional intelligence assessment to obtain a baseline and identify EI competencies to improve. The most valid and culturally fair of the emotional intelligence assessments is the Emotional Quotient 2.0 (EQI2.0).
Step Three: Once the EQI2.0 results are available, conduct an executive coaching and leadership development meeting where the client selects EI competencies they want to improve, aligned with important values and organizational goals, and set up a coaching plan with action steps to move forward.
Step Four: Next help the leader develop an accountability process to make sure they practice the new, desired emotionally intelligent behaviors at work and at home.
Are you working in a company where executive coaches provide leadership development to help leaders put emotional intelligence-based leadership into action? Does your organization provide executive coaching for leaders who need to build a company culture built on trust? Authentic leaders worth following tap into their emotional intelligence and social intelligence skills to create a more compelling shared future.
One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is “Am I an emotionally intelligent leader who inspires individuals and organizations to achieve their highest potential, flourish at work, experience elevating energy and achieve levels of effectiveness difficult to attain otherwise?” Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent organizations provide executive coaching to help leaders create a culture where respect and trust flourish.
Working with a seasoned executive coach and leadership consultant trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i 2.0, Hogan Lead, CPI 260 and Denison Culture Survey can help leaders nurture strengths-based conversations in the workplace. You can become an inspiring leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become fully engaged with the vision, mission and strategy of your company or law firm.
Working Resources is a San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching and leadership development firm helping innovative companies and law firms develop emotionally intelligent and mindful leaders.
...About Dr. Maynard Brusman
Dr. Maynard Brusman
Consulting Psychologist and Executive Coach|
Trusted Advisor to Executive Leadership Teams
Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence Workplace Expert
I coach leaders to cultivate clarity, creativity, focus, trust, and full engagement in a purpose-driven culture.
Dr. Maynard Brusman is a consulting psychologist and executive coach. He is the president of Working Resources, a leadership consulting and executive coaching firm. We specialize in helping San Francisco Bay Area companies select and develop emotionally intelligent leaders.
Maynard is a highly sought-after speaker and workshop leader. He facilitates leadership retreats in Northern California and Costa Rica.
“Maynard Brusman is one of the foremost coaches in the United States. He utilizes a wide variety of assessments in his work with senior executives and upper level managers, and is adept at helping his clients both develop higher levels of emotional intelligence and achieve breakthrough business results. As a senior leader in the executive coaching field, Dr. Brusman brings an exceptional level of wisdom, energy, and creativity to his work.” — Jeffrey E. Auerbach, Ph.D., President, College of Executive Coaching
The Society for Advancement of Consulting (SAC) awarded rare "Board Approved" designations in the specialties of Executive Coaching and Leadership Development.
Are you an executive leader who wants to be more effective at work and get better results?
Did you know that research has demonstrated, that the most effective leaders model high emotional intelligence, and that EQ can be learned? It takes self-awareness, empathy, and compassion to become a more emotionally intelligent leader.
Emotionally intelligent and mindful leaders inspire people to become fully engaged with the vision and mission of their company. Mindful leadership starts from within.
I am a consulting psychologist and executive coach. I believe coaching is a collaborative process of providing people with the resources and opportunities they need to self manage, develop change resiliency and become more effective. Utilizing instrumented assessments - clients set clear goals, make optimal use of their strengths, and take action to create desired changes aligned with personal values.
I have been chosen as an expert to appear on radio and TV, MSNBC, CBS Health Watch and in the San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time, Forbes and Fast Company.
Over the past thirty-five years, I have coached hundreds of leaders to improve their leadership effectiveness.
After only 6 months, one executive coaching client reported greater productivity, and more stress resiliency helping her company improve revenues by 20%. While this may depend on many factors most of my clients report similar satisfaction in their EQ leadership competence leading to better business results.
You can choose to work with a highly seasoned executive coach to help facilitate your leadership development and executive presence awakening what’s possible.
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