According to the article “Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership”, one of the most important constructs in leadership today is the concept and application of emotional intelligence (EI). Imagine that you are an internal consultant to an organization of your choosing and the CEO has tasked you with preparing a presentation for the Board of Directors on what emotional intelligence is, and its influence on leadership and the people within the organization. You will create the presentation using PowerPoint or other equivalent software. Note : You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. PowerPoint Resources Review the videos in the lynda.com playlist " Creating a Presentation in PowerPoint 2013", located here, for tips on getting started using PowerPoint. Review the “ Death by PowerPoint” presentation, located here, for tips on effectively creating engaging presentations. In preparation for this assignment, review the following additional resources on emotional intelligence: Resources “ Cultivating emotional intelligence, located here ” (3 min 36 s) Batool, B. F. (2013) Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 4(3), 84-94. ( Note : Available in the Strayer Library) Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2015). Organizational behavior (16th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ( Note : Refer to Chapter 3) Prepare an eight to ten (8-10) slide presentation in which you: Fully explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2) examples of the concept. Next, examine the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.” Suggest two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Speculate on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence. Explore the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness. Recommend a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively influence their emotional intelligence. Support your recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective. Include speaker’s notes for each slide to indicate what you would say as you were delivering the presentation to the Board of Directors. Use at least three (3) quality academic references in this assignment. You may include the resource(s) provided in the assignment. Note : Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Include an APA formatted reference section. The title and references slides are not included in the required slide length. The specific course learning outc.

1. According to the article “Emotional Intelligence and Effective
Leadership”, one of the most important constructs in leadership
today is the concept and application of emotional intelligence
(EI). Imagine that you are an internal consultant to an
organization of your choosing and the CEO has tasked you with
preparing a presentation for the Board of Directors on what
emotional intelligence is, and its influence on leadership and
the people within the organization. You will create the
presentation using PowerPoint or other equivalent software.
Note
: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions
needed for the completion of this assignment.
PowerPoint Resources
Review the videos in the lynda.com playlist "
Creating a Presentation in PowerPoint 2013", located here,
for tips on getting started using PowerPoint.
Review the “
Death by PowerPoint” presentation, located here,
for tips on effectively creating engaging presentations.
In preparation for this assignment, review the following
additional resources on emotional intelligence:
Resources
“
Cultivating emotional intelligence, located here
” (3 min 36 s)
Batool, B. F. (2013) Emotional Intelligence and Effective
Leadership. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 4(3), 84-94.
(
Note

2. : Available in the Strayer Library)
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2015). Organizational behavior
(16th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (
Note
: Refer to Chapter 3)
Prepare an eight to ten (8-10) slide presentation in which you:
Fully explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2) examples
of the concept. Next, examine the concept of “emotional
quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”
Suggest two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional
intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Speculate on at least
two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess
emotional intelligence.
Explore the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must
be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.
Recommend a strategy that the organization could undertake in
order to improve the social skills of leaders within the
organization and thereby positively influence their emotional
intelligence. Support your recommendation with specific
examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.
Include speaker’s notes for each slide to indicate what you
would say as you were delivering the presentation to the Board
of Directors.
Use at least three (3) quality academic references in this
assignment. You may include the resource(s) provided in the
assignment.
Note
: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the

3. date. Include an APA formatted reference section. The title and
references slides are not included in the required slide length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Explore how individual differences, personality traits, and
perspectives impact the productivity of an organization.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
leadership and organizational behavior.
Write clearly and concisely about leadership and organizational
behavior using proper writing mechanics.
Points: 260
Assignment 1: Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Fully explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2)
examples of the concept. Next, examine the concept of
“emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence
quotient.”
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely explained fully emotional
intelligence, and did not submit or incompletely gave two (2)
examples of the concept. Did not submit or incompletely
examined the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to
traditional “intelligence quotient.”
Partially explained fully emotional intelligence, and partially
gave two (2) examples of the concept. Partially examined the
concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional

4. “intelligence quotient.”
Satisfactorily explained fully emotional intelligence, and
satisfactorily gave two (2) examples of the concept.
Satisfactorily examined the concept of “emotional quotient”
compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”
Thoroughly explained fully emotional intelligence, and
thoroughly gave two (2) examples of the concept. Thoroughly
examined the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to
traditional “intelligence quotient.”
2. Suggest two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need
emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Speculate
on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not
possess emotional intelligence.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely suggested two to three (2-3)
reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage
today’s workforce. Did not submit or incompletely speculated
on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not
possess emotional intelligence.
Partially suggested two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need
emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Partially
speculated on at least two (2) possible consequences should a
leader not possess emotional intelligence.
Satisfactorily suggested two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’
need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce.
Satisfactorily speculated on at least two (2) possible
consequences should a leader not possess emotional
intelligence.
Thoroughly suggested two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’
need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce.
Thoroughly speculated on at least two (2) possible
consequences should a leader not possess emotional
intelligence.
3. Explore the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders
must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.
Weight: 15%

5. Did not submit or incompletely explored the elements of
emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase
leadership effectiveness.
Partially explored the elements of emotional intelligence that
leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.
Satisfactorily explored the elements of emotional intelligence
that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership
effectiveness.
Thoroughly explored the elements of emotional intelligence that
leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.
4. Recommend a strategy that the organization could undertake
in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the
organization and thereby positively influence their emotional
intelligence. Support your recommendation with specific
examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely recommended a strategy that the
organization could undertake in order to improve the social
skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively
influence their emotional intelligence. Did not submit or
incompletely supported your recommendation with specific
examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.
Partially recommended a strategy that the organization could
undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within
the organization and thereby positively influence their
emotional intelligence. Partially supported your
recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the
strategy would be effective.
Satisfactorily recommended a strategy that the organization
could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders
within the organization and thereby positively influence their
emotional intelligence. Satisfactorily supported your
recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the
strategy would be effective.
Thoroughly recommended a strategy that the organization could
undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within

6. the organization and thereby positively influence their
emotional intelligence. Thoroughly supported your
recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the
strategy would be effective.
5. Include speaker's notes for each slide to indicate what you
would say as you were delivering the presentation to the Board
of Directors.
Weight: 10%
Did not submit or incompletely included speaker's notes for
each slide to indicate what you would say as you were
delivering the presentation to the Board of Directors.
Partially included speaker's notes for each slide to indicate what
you would say as you were delivering the presentation to the
Board of Directors.
Satisfactorily included speaker's notes for each slide to indicate
what you would say as you were delivering the presentation to
the Board of Directors.
Thoroughly included speaker's notes for each slide to indicate
what you would say as you were delivering the presentation to
the Board of Directors.
6. 3 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
7.
Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting
Weight: 5%
Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or

7. formatting.
Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
8.
Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference
Weight: 5%
Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.
In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only
partially formatted correctly in APA style.
Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are
generally formatted correctly in APA style.
In-text citations and references are error free or almost error
free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.
9.
Information Literacy / Integration of Sources
Weight: 5%
Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional
or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.
Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.
10.
Clarity and Coherence of Writing
Weight: 5%
Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and

8. evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is mostly clear and generally supported with
reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.
Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent
manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.