Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

In my four readings that I had this week, I learned many new things about how important it is to be a leader who is capable of working efficiently with others. Being able to work with others and form networks is very important when it comes to the real world. It defines what kind of leader you are and how efficiently you can achieve your goals.
In the book, Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, the author discusses that to be a leader you must be able collaborate, and effectively work with others (Shankman). Being a leader isn’t a one-man show. You must be able to accept help from others, and be willing to listen to and understand your peer’s thoughts and feelings (Shankman). I related this topic back to when I used to play soccer in high school. Like every other team, we had a few players that never wanted to share the ball. They always wanted to make …show more content…
In the first module, Creating Clarity Module, I got a score of 55 out of 77. This is an okay score, but I could improve it by defining my goals and making sure my peers understand those goals. In the second and third modules, Sharing Power Module and Developing People Module, I got two very good scores of 73 out of 77 and 74 out of 77. As I was taking these two self-assessments, a lot of the desired leadership goals that I was being scored on are common leadership goals that teachers want to have. I want to be a teacher, so that would most likely be the reasoning behind these two high scores. Being a good leader in the classroom is expected of teachers. They should be able to make decisions for their class, and be willing to work with their students to push them to achieve their desired goals. These readings not only taught me about what a good leader should look like, but they also taught me more about being a more effective