Quick 15-20 min presentation on Emotional Intelligence and Relational Leadership.

I've gathered this information from my minor which is Leadership and Development. From my experience as an RA I've learned how important having emotional intelligence is when working with residents and also coworkers.

Emotional Intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.

Emotional intelligence affects how we demonstrate self- control, navigate social complexities and make personal decisions that achieve positive results.

The daily challenge of dealing effectively with emotions is critical to leadership because our brains are hardwired to give emotions the upper hand.

Emotional Intelligence is composed of two competencies one being Personal Competence.


Personal Competence is your ability to stay aware of emotions and manage your behavior and tendencies.

Personal Competence is made up of your self -awareness and self-management skills, which focus more individually than on your interactions with other people.

Self-Awareness is your ability to accurately perceive your own emotions in the moment and understand your tendencies across situations

Self-Management is your ability to use your awareness of your emotions to stay flexible and direct your behavior to positive outcomes. This means managing your emotional reactions to situations and people.

The second competency of Emotional Intelligence is Social Competence

First component of Social Competence is Social Awareness. Social Awareness is your ability to accurately pick up on emotions in other people and understand what is really going on with them. This often means perceiving what other people are thinking and feeling even if you do not feel the same way.

The second component is Relationship Management. It is the ability to use your awareness of your emotions and those around you to manage interactions successfully. This ensures clear communication and effective handling of conflict

Relational Leadership refers to a model or perspective on leadership that focuses on the idea that leadership effectiveness has to do with the ability of the leader to create positive relationships within the organization. Wheatley (1992) describes the principle as follows:

Leadership is always dependent on the context, but the context is established by the relationships we value.

People are at the center of this department and with appropriate use of EQ you can model relational leadership in your community.

As you leave this session I strongly encourage you all to work on building your emotional intelligence, getting in touch with your own emotions so that you can better understand others emotions which can help you establish and maintain relationships within in your staff and with your residents.