Leadership is primarily an emotional process that relies on understanding one's own emotions and those of others to influence positive behaviors and superior performance. Emotional intelligence, which is the ability to understand and manage one's own emotions and those around you, is a key component of effective leadership. Leaders with higher emotional intelligence stay in control under stress and calmly assess situations, making them more likely to succeed than those who shout at their teams when under pressure. Self-assessment of emotional intelligence competencies such as empathy, restraint, relationship building, and communication can help identify strengths and areas for improvement to become a better leader with a more positive effect on people.

1. Emotional Intelligence
Leadership is a social process; the leader influences positive behaviours for
superior performance. Leadership effectiveness hinges on the ability to
understand self and others' emotions and act effectively on that understanding.
Thus leadership is primarily an emotional process. It reinforces the criticality of
Emotional Intelligence competencies.
“There are no extraordinary men… just extraordinary circumstances that
ordinary men are forced to deal with.” – William (Bill) Halsey, Jr.
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand and manage your own
emotions and those of the people around you.
Emotional intelligence is widely known to be a key component of effective
leadership. After all, who is more likely to succeed – a leader who shouts at his
team when he's under stress, or a leader who stay in control, and calmly
assesses the situation?
To understand your emotional intelligence competencies, where you stand on
the below elements.

2. Self Assessment
Empathy and Compassion

3. Emotional Restraint
Relationship Building

4. One of the major thing to be a better leader is having positive effect on people. Emotional
Intelligence contribute to exceeding goals, improving critical work relationships, and create a
healthy organisational culture.
Effective Communication