Social and Emotional Intelligence the Key for a Healthy Business
Why is self-awareness important?
We need to be aware of what we are feeling in order to be aware of our behavioural responses to those feelings or emotions. Once that is in place we can then take responsibility for our responses and manage that behaviour in order to reduce the impact it has upon others and ultimately ourselves. (This is the essence of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) We need to understand about our own responses to pain, anger, even love and all our other emotions in order to act appropriately towards other people and ourselves.
The truth is that the most successful people in work and in life have the ability to manage themselves and manage their relationships with others.
Social and emotional intelligence encompasses many skill sets, including stress management, resilience, managing conflict productively, powerful influencing skills, catalysing change, teamwork and collaboration, building trust and much more.
Unfortunately, we see it most when it’s not evident – think of the boss who explodes when a deadline is missed, or the worker that isn’t trusted by their colleagues. Their behavioural response to what they are feeling impact on us in just the same way our responses impact on others. These people are limited by their lack of social and emotional skills.
Fortunately it’s never too late to add these essential skills to your personal wellbeing and transformation strategy, and research shows the fastest way to enhance your social and emotional intelligence skills is training and coaching.
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