Emotional Intelligence

An essential factor in leadership

Emotional intelligence is a combination of 1) an understanding of our own and other people’s emotions and 2) a social skillset in which we act to help everyone keep their emotions under control.

Catherine Sanderson (Poler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College) gives a wonderful overview of this on a podcast (link here).

If you have ever wondered about EI—or if you could use a refresher on EI—I recommend giving this episode a listen.

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