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Discussion Post: Emotional Intelligence-A Key Leadership Skill- Self-Architecture

Nature has long practiced the art of renewal-adapting itself to changing conditions. Nature knows that homeostasis is stagnation. Organisms that are not growing are dying. Poets, who can be thought of as cultural messengers, have noted the seeming resistance of humans to alter their present state.

Nature has long practiced the art of renewal-adapting itself to changing conditions. Nature knows that homeostasis is stagnation. Organisms that are not growing are dying. Poets, who can be thought of as cultural messengers, have noted the seeming resistance of humans to alter their present state.

Oh, would that my mind could let fall its dead ideas, as the tree does its withered leaves!

-André Gide, winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature

As you explore the concept of self-architecture, think about natural living systems and the many components that comprise the whole. Remind yourself that the process of self-architecture is an ongoing action that takes time and patience. Those around you may notice the results of your efforts before you can see the changes that have occurred within you.

All leaders have a leadership toolbox that contains resources to self-reflect, self-develop, and self-assess. Developing strong reflective leadership skills by applying proven applications of self-assessment will help ensure you add value to your organization and to your team. Leadership applications in self-reflection, development, and assessment will be critical to your success in identifying your leader strengths and areas of improvement within a current organizational culture.

You will articulate ways to build emotional intelligence. You will also self-reflect and evaluate your leadership skills by taking emotional intelligence quizzes and completing a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis. Upon reflection, you will develop a personal leadership development plan.

Learning Objectives

1. Analyze ways of building Emotional Intelligence (EI)

2. Evaluate the extent that EI is an important leadership skill within an organization

3. Evaluate key personal strengths and areas of personal improvement as they apply to your leadership skills

4. Evaluate your emotional intelligence as it applies to your leadership skills within an organization

5. Design a personal leadership plan to further develop your leadership strengths and goals and mitigate weaknesses

6. Examine the relationship creating positive organizational culture has to Walden's Mission of creating positive social change

Task

Post a cohesive response to the following:

1. Describe at least two credible methods one can use to build his or her emotional intelligence.

2. For each suggestion, articulate the pros and cons of the method, including your analysis of the applicability of this method as a tool to increase your own emotional intelligence.

3. Offer an example of a time when employing one of these methods might have allowed you to have a better outcome to a situation.

4. Based on the readings and your own research, assess the extent to which you think that emotional intelligence can improve leader effectiveness.