Leadership quote:
“Leadership is about influencing people while providing guidance and direction as needed” - Paul Hersey
“The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet”. —Reverend Theodore Hesburgh
Communication as an Emotional Intelligence Strategy to Lead Others
Leadership is an essential construct of emotional intelligence and without appropriate emotional intelligence, leadership success in any aspect of life becomes absolutely remote (Batool, 2013). That being said, there are several effective strategies I would essentially follow in my leadership capacity; …show more content…
According to Grimsley (2017), communication is the act of transmitting and conveying an inner secret to another person through a dialogue. Now, to be effective as a communicator, I will have to be aware of my inner self. In other words, my level of confidence in the vision I have has to be very high and the level of my communication with subordinates has to be cordial in every aspect. Apparently, communication is an enormous strategy I intend to follow because a poorly communicated vision is better not communicated at all. In emotional intelligence and leadership relationship, communication plays an important role, especially in the …show more content…
First and foremost, when I have the motivation of what to do, this will enable me to effectively articulate it to others without applying intimidation tactic to make them do my biddings. Such a communication is regarded as a character of an effective leadership. Furthermore, others can tell that I’m communicating as a leader when I can exhibit empathy. Showing empathy indicates that I have the ability to see myself in someone else’s situation (Batool, 2013). If I have empathy, I will often consider the ideas and difficult aspect of other people’s circumstances or perspectives. Although as a leader, my views might surpass the views of subordinates, in order to show empathy, I have to consider the other side of the coin by being patient with subordinates. A leader that empathizes will provide constructive feedback and meticulously listen to others. This is a convincing conclusion that I’m communicating as a leader. If all these elements are observed, I and others will attest to the fact that I’m communicating as a