Add description for Technical skills can help you climb into a management position. But, it is the soft skills that will help you lead teams successfully and build positive workplace relationships. A key leadership skill that enables you to manage stress, coach teams, deliver feedback, and collaborate with others is emotional intelligence. Here’s a closer look at what emotional intelligence is and its role in effective leadership development programs. What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence refers to your ability to understand, accept, and manage emotions. It also relates to your ability to understand the emotions of those interacting with you. The skill helps leaders handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. By developing emotional intelligence, you can build better workplace relationships and influence your team members and peers positively.  The ability to establish an emotional connection with employees and lead with emotional intelligence is vital for leadership effectiveness. It is because the way leaders make their employees feel has an impact on their engagement and productivity. Emotions can erupt in any work situation you experience, such as effort and burnout conflict and relationships achievement and failure change and uncertainty interaction with colleagues High emotional intelligence translates to better recognition of feelings, their […] read more