Topic > Importance of leadership and emotional intelligence

At Harvard Business School they are looking for students with empathy, ability to take perspectives, relationships and cooperation (book pages 12-13) Emotional intelligence is written by other people, everyone agree that it is important for leaders that the old way of thinking about leadership is changed and a new one that emphasizes emotional intelligence is adopted. A Huffingtonpost article states: “Great leaders are aware of their leadership style. For them, being aware of how their style influences their team makes these already great leaders exceptional. Truly great leaders identify, understand, and not only manage their own emotions, but are also able to do so with others in a very powerful way (huff).” On the Forbes website, an article written by a former Navy Seal talks about the importance of emotional intelligence: “My past combat experience required me to quickly develop emotional intelligence. A skill that requires constant improvement but has been useful in current leadership roles (Use of