Essays on Emotional Intelligence

The process of generating an action plan based on my values, awareness, goal-setting, reflection, and plan for my individual development in the context of my education, career, self- improvement, or relationship stimulates me. I have always been a creative and resilient individual that stays with a plan of action until I achieve my desired objective. My ability to tolerate stress normally makes me very resourceful in solving both challenging and new problems, but I am easily bored by the routine. The process of creating my personal development plan (PDP) started with numerous individual evaluations that helped me recognize who Continue reading...

Change is only realized whenever modifications to a given system are implemented. This may be in line with a new innovation, new ideas or techniques of handling a given task. Adoption of these notions calls for hard work, dedication, trial and also error. People tend to resist change mainly because of the communication channels embraced, management policies, and the concept behind the innovative process. Change executors can carry improvement for the client by inspecting their preconceived thoughts about the way things ought to be carried out. Personnel must be open to change themselves; they must have the capacity to Continue reading...

Introduction

Planning is the basic factor that every individual needs to incorporate in his or her everyday activities. Planning is a managerial function that ensures that the manager is aware the objectives that he or she needs to achieve within a set timeline at the minimum cost of time and resources. It is essential for every person to conduct a personal evaluation in a bid to prepare him/her ahead of the tasks awaiting him. I have engaged in several roles responsibilities where I acquired major functions of management. During that period, several senior managers noted my promising performance and coordinating Continue reading...

The process of generating an action plan based on my values, awareness, goal-setting, reflection, and plan for my individual development in the context of my education, career, self- improvement, or relationship stimulates me. I have always been a creative and resilient individual that stays with a plan of action until I achieve my desired objective. My ability to tolerate stress normally makes me very resourceful in solving both challenging and new problems, but I am easily bored by the routine. The process of creating my personal development plan (PDP) started with numerous individual evaluations that helped me recognize who Continue reading...

- I learnt that emotional intelligence is all about how people manage themselves and how people manage their relationships. There five skills that make one emotionally intelligent. The skills include self-awareness, which entails knowing how to make use of own feelings and listen to own self. Managing emotions involve knowing how to control ones emotions and tempers. Motivation, which allows one to stay, focused on the goals despite the setbacks. Empathy entails knowing how people speak to other human beings. Social relationships are another key skill of emotional intelligence. I learnt that emotional part of the brain is more Continue reading...

The article basically discusses the mechanisms and factors that influence human behavior. There are both external and internal factors that play a part in determining the behavior of an individual. However, greater emphasis has been placed on the internal factors as the external factors have limited control over peoples’ emotions and reactions. Nevertheless, it is important for one to have a well established emotional intelligence so as to be able to have a good emotional control. Emotional intelligence results from an individual’s self-awareness and subsequent ability to control their reactions based on a good sense of judgment. The Continue reading...

Introduction

Employee training programs give the employees the necessary information and skills necessary to improve performance on their job (Garavan et al, 2003). The designing of an effective employee training program is essential for the long-term success of any business or company. Training is needed when employees are not performing according to standard or are not performing at an expected level of performance. Training is hence used as a performance improvement tool. Training programs usually have multiple benefits for both the employees and the organization, but that is only if they are carefully planned and properly implemented. The clear understanding Continue reading...

With time organizations are realizing the importance of Emotional intelligence and that traditional types of intelligence, such as IQ, fail to fully explain cognitive ability. As a child we are encouraged to work in groups. We are taught that by working this way we can learn quickly and always put our learnings into practice. By working together we learn more quickly and become more emotionally intelligent.

Emotional Intelligence

The term Emotional Intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to first recognize our emotions and then control them. It also refers to understanding the emotions of those around you (Mayer, et.al, 2004). Some Continue reading...

Midterm IQ test

- Describe Sternberg and Gardner’s theories of intelligence. Explain how Sternberg’s theory differs from previous models of intelligence?
Howard Gardner proposed a theory of multiple intelligence, which insisted that numerical expression of human intelligence is impossible and does not provide a holistic measure of human intelligence and ability. According to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence, eight types of intelligences were described(Gardner, 1985).
- Visual-spatial intelligence
- Verbal-linguistic intelligence
- Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence
- Logical-mathematical intelligence
- Interpersonal intelligence
- Intrapersonal intelligence
- Musical intelligence
- Naturalistic intelligence
Robert Sternberg proposed the triarchic theory of intelligence, which Continue reading...

Summary of the critical incident

During a recent holiday that I had a residential weekend in Newcastle. I took part in a small group and completed many tasks together. My leader told me that I am needed to integrate into the other people’s culture and enjoy it. The reasons for informing me that I need to share ideas during the teamwork. The teamwork has had playing of a major role in the social life and activities I associate with regularly. During the task such as” building the bridges with a span measured over 3 meters, “different country have different ways of doing things. Continue reading...

Part II

Chosen Toolkit is MCI
Having filled out the MCI questionnaire, which is developed to help improve performance across a spectrum of personal and managerial competencies, I realize a few key things. According to the results, I score poorly on self-assurance and resilience, but I have a relatively average to high score with regard to communication and teamwork. I realize that being in a new culture, the tendency to be aware of myself is relatively high compared to when I was in my native China. I believe this has been a consequence of a desperate desire to adjust quickly to Continue reading...

Management Leadership

1. What is framing? Name 2 leaders who have utilized it effectively in casting a vision.
Many a time leaders forget to communicate to the team members the goal of an initiative in a clear and compelling way. Framing is the competency of the leader to make others understand the outcome of a situation or project so that the entire team can take effective action. For example, Jack Welch was able to communicate the business goals of its leadership as well as other stakeholders properly and it resulted in a huge success of GE during his tenure as the Continue reading...

According to Northouse’s questionnaires, it takes many different facets of an individual to make an effective leader. They cannot simply enter a situation with the propensity for taking control. They must also understand the emotions of others, and be able to cultivate creativity and understanding amongst team members, among other habits . Having learned that there were so many more aspects to leadership than I had originally assumed, I was eager to find out whether I fit the mold as a leader. Prior to this class, I believed leadership only took a forthright attitude, or courage under the right Continue reading...

Personal Philosophy

The best leadership philosophy that I believe works best for the health care leader is primal leadership. In a medical locale, there are many factors that contribute to an effective working motivating environment. Consideration is a two-way program that determines the association between the leader and a member, a trust, the understanding and the overall personal ethics.
A leader needs plans to keep the environment in a constant rise curve to implement a new change and ensure that the workers have a good relationship with the leadership. The catch is making sure that the leader has emotional intelligence. The Continue reading...

The Sage CollegesFall 2014

Nursing and Social Media
Introduction
The use of social media has impacted many organizations. The nursing profession has not been left behind in the use of social media, with nurses using social media to give information to their target groups and reaching out to a larger group of people within a short period of time. This paper, will, therefore, discuss changing the working environment in nursing through the use of social media.

Discussion

Diabetes, according to CDC (2014), has been identified as the one of the leading causes of death (7th) and disability in the USA. This has called for Continue reading...

Management

Introduction
Organizational behavior is an academic discipline that is concerned with describing, understanding, predicting, and controlling human behavior in an organizational set-up . The current paper analyses the organizational behavior of my previous organization. Various factors such as organizational culture, mode of communications in the organization, the nature of authority, motivation techniques, emotional quotient areas and virtual elements are analyzed in the paper. The thesis statement for the current paper is that the organizational behavior of the analyzed organization contributes positively towards the growth of the organization.

Type of culture (Pluralism, Dualism or Salad bowl)

Organizational culture is defined as a system of shared values that guide the Continue reading...

Compilation

Compilation

Introduction

Leadership and management are important aspects in the achievement of anticipated objectives and goals in an organization. In the world today, many organizations focus on ensuring that they have an effective combination between the theories of management and leadership styles, which establish a platform for the achievement of success. Consequently, it is essential to outline significant ways of blending management and leadership because the blending would outline the advantages of the factors in achieving success (Birks, Y. F., & Watt, I. S. 2007). Occasionally, employees working in organizations tend to look up to their managers who have effective traits Continue reading...

Emphatically, personal development is an essential prerequisite for a successful manager. The cited development involves encountering myriad learning. In the world today, innumerable managers encounter distinct challenges in the execution of their functions. The mentioned challenges often occur due to their devoid of adequate self-awareness coupled with limited continuous self-development. The cited attributes often require a lot of patience and dedication to achieve. Notably, managers who extraordinarily exhibit the mentioned attributes often experience a wide range of success. The suggested success habitually relates to the organization mission and objectives. The paper endeavors to extrapolate on how self-awareness and continuous Continue reading...

Introduction

EI (Emotional Intelligence) is defined as the ability of a person to understand and interpret the feelings and emotions of one and that of others. Many psychologists in the recent years prefer it to Intelligence Quotient because it helps a person know and understand emotions. Emotional Intelligence is useful in encouraging ourselves. Emotional Intelligence deals with perceiving and reasoning emotions to enhance thinking. It also entails understanding emotions, for example, the degree of the emotion, and managing the emotions by taking necessary steps to deal with it (Stein, 2009). It helps people in coping up with the environment where Continue reading...

What special insights did I gain from the readings?

Workplace stress is inevitable but can be managed. From Reuter and Schwarzer’s article, I learned that a manager who succeeds in dealing with stress becomes an inspiration to his subordinates. Baltes and Clark taught me that the domestic scene is a fecund source of workplace stress. Both the individual and the organization must devise strategies to attain a healthy work-life balance. Understanding and applying emotional intelligence is imperative to create a workplace that can mitigate the negative impacts of stress. In essence, effective managers and employees should understand how workplace stress and burnout can be overcome.

Personal reflections

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Introduction

It is important for every organization to have great leaders under whose direction the organization achieves its goals and celebrates success. A leader is the one who has strong focus on the vision and goals of an organization and remains in pursuit of achieving the goals. The characteristics of a leader enable him to influence and motivate his or her sub-ordinates and team members to achieve targets. Without effective leadership, it is not possible for an organization to achieve its goals and targets. Thus, poor leadership could lead to poor management and organizational failure.
This paper will discuss great Continue reading...

Abstract

The outcome of any situation, incident or event depends upon how the person faces them by using experience, skill, and trouble-shooting approach. The success of any business or organization is determined by the effective leadership. Leadership is a multi-dimensional concept. The paper focuses on the thorough discussion of leadership. The paper highlights the effective leadership qualities of Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential personalities of our time. The paper starts with explaining a brief biography of Oprah Winfrey. The biography highlights Oprah's professional aspects rather than the personal aspects of her life. Among these aspects, her educational achievements, Continue reading...

In psychology, there are different psychological theories that have been proposed, researched and augmented by solid research. They provide the theoretical foundation of psychological phenomena. Psychology is anchored on five paradigms namely biogenic, psychoanalytic, behaviorist, humanist and cognitive. In this paper, the psychoanalytic paradigm is the center of focus. In essence, the paper highlights the life of the offender, Dennis Rader through the lenses of psychoanalytic paradigm. Dennis’s criminal behavior is accounted for by psychoanalytic paradigm. Psychology’s principal goal is to have a clear comprehension of individuals and groups, and the explanation of different phenomena.
Psychological principles Continue reading...

As a psychologist, I will define intelligence as a wide-ranging group of mental abilities which will include a person’s logical information processing in relation to verbal and spatial, functions. Intelligence will also cover the capacity of human beings to understand emotions, the meaning and relationship of these emotions which can be used to reason out and solve problems (Mayer, Caruso & Salovey 268). A person’s intelligence varies depending on the performance of mental abilities. General intelligence covers the cognitive abilities of a person in relation to a person’s cognitive tasks. On the other hand, emotional intelligence refers Continue reading...

Introduction

The term ethical intelligence has been coined by the American ethicist Bruce Weinstein, who in his book "Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems at Work and Beyond", describes the five principles of ethical intelligence that determine the level of one's success in his job, how strong his relationship is with his friends and family, and what he feels about himself. The five principles of ethical intelligence identified by Bruce Weinstein include 1) Do Not Harm, 2) Make Things Better, 3) Respect Others, 4) Be Fair, and 5) Be Loving (Weinstein, 2011, p. 6). According to Bruce, a society Continue reading...

Introduction

The managerial function of an organization starts from managing the operations in an effective manner, and then reflects it on the financial consequences of the companies accordingly. In a broad nutshell, leadership and management delivers some of the best results for the companies accordingly and effectively at the same time (Gamage & Pang, 2003).
There is a major difference found among the stance of leadership and management. Management is all about managing accordingly the employees accordingly and effectively, on the other hand leadership is all about leading from the front. In comparison, leadership is more effective as compared to management Continue reading...

Abstract

Leadership is a critical component of such law enforcement agency as police. To make an efficient police leaders, the chiefs of police departments need to possess a wide scope of requisite traits like honesty, integrity, impartiality, flexibility, approachability, knowledge, and other features. Depending on personality attributes, senior police officials may adopt a wide range of leadership modes like transformation, transactional, mixed, active, role-modelling, situational, participative, passive, avoidant, and laissez-faire styles. Beyond that, police leaders are supposed to pursue a number of arch-important activities like the creation of a shared vision that produces the sense of purpose for subordinates, the Continue reading...

Personally, I believe that technology is meaningless unless it is linked to the promotion of efficient systems of doing things and the liberation of all peoples around the world. I am scheduled to graduate with my university degree in May 2015. I am working hard to maintain an above-average grade point. However, after graduation, I hope to attain certain kinds of accreditations in order to gain results and improve my competencies. I hope to gain an accreditation in finance and computing and attain better knowledge on business processes and organizational efficiency in the normal sense. This will enable me Continue reading...

INTELLIGENCE TEST

Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou is an intelligent person. Due to the nature of the works that she has done over the years such as award winning poem collections like “I know why the caged birds sing” she portrays that she has the intelligence. The psychometric approach to someone's intelligence is the rank that someone gets on an aptitude test. An aptitude test shows someone's ability to acquire knowledge or skills in the near future. This is not to be confused with achievement test that test skills and knowledge that someone already possesses. On consideration of Maya Angelou achievements, she Continue reading...

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Introduction

This paper aims to discuss the aspects about the concept of self-awareness. Self-awareness is an important subject and aspect that is associated to our lives and we all have to concentrate on our actions, behaviors and beliefs from time to time. It is important to concentrate on the agreements and commitments that one makes with oneself (Heatherton & Baumeister, 1991).
Such agreements or self-concentration helps us to set the achievable goals in our lives and, in these agreements, we try to concentrate on our abilities, desires and our behaviors. Everyone has a different sort of thinking, a Continue reading...

As the world struggles against the worst effects of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, and a diet of fast foods, physical activity is once again gaining currency as a public health priority. This is not least because those who are worst affected are children and youthful members of the population, who hold the promise for the future of the United States, as well as the rest of the world. It is however possible that sedentary lifestyles have done more than worsen the waistlines of American people, but also rendered them less intelligent. This paper argues that the physical activity increases intelligence, Continue reading...

Emotional Development, Emotional Intelligence, and Sexual Delinquency in the Adolescents

Introduction
The emotional intelligence is a skill that helps people in the process of judging, using, and applying emotions of themselves as well as others’ in order to achieve some goals and objectives. Additionally, emotional development leads towards the creation of emotionally intelligent individual so people need to learn to cool down their emotions and feelings before becoming capable of managing others’ emotions. The adolescents do not receive formal education about the important topic of emotional management, and therefore, they usually misinterpret emotional signals from the girls. The emotional development can assist the boys in the process of controlling Continue reading...

Abstract

The research focuses on how emotional appeals in advertising impact consumer-based brand equity. In order for a firm to efficiently communicate emotional appeals to consumers, the firm must have emotional intelligence. Emotional information management ensures that emotional intelligence can be utilized effectively in organizing consumer desires. The research demonstrates that innovative companies create emotional bonding with consumers leading to better consumer-based brand equity. This study examines both positive and negative emotional appeals in the context of emotional information management and how it relates to brand awareness, brand associations, perceived quality, and brand loyalty.
Key Words: Emotional Appeals, Consumer-Based Brand Continue reading...

Preface 3

Theoretical Framework for Reflective Learning 3
Advantages Associated with Reflective Learning 4
Brain and the Reflective Learning System 5
Natural learning system of Brain 6
Emotions & Learning 6
Emotional Intelligence 7
Learning in Adults and Technical training 7
Conclusion 8

References 9

Preface
The reflective learning enhances the inner structure to promote the learning. It involves the various processes involving the brain and emotions. The brain is able to think consciously. It is also analyzing the working of the individual, e.g. what is he doing or is intending to do. For instance, in the higher studies the reflective learning is considered Continue reading...

Abstract

Contemporary business environment demands from organizations more flexibility and higher responsiveness to the external pressures. Management capabilities cannot address these challenges. In the crisis situations, when there is a need to make fast and difficult decisions in difficult situations, companies have to rely on effective leadership to drive organizational development. The history illustrates various examples of the organizations, which are over managed and under led and it is a challenge and the task of the modern corporations to develop an internal framework for development of the leadership capabilities, which can take the organization to success through crisis.
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- Introduction
Leadership and management differ in many ways (Bobinski, 2006; Fiorina, 2007). Leadership involves the setting up of a vision, that is, where a group of people or organization has to go. On the other hand, management involves finding the most efficient way of getting things done. In a sense, leadership is concerned on doing the right things, whereas management is concerned with doing things right. Essentially, leaders are driven by vision and strategies to effectively achieve set goals. To the contrary, managers are guided by an organization’s mission and tactics, which are used to efficiently perform Continue reading...

Abstract

This paper, is aimed at reviewing literature on the topic of soft skills and emotional intelligence employed by the project leaders in order to improve the outcome of the people working under them. The paper starts with an introduction about the topic while highlighting few soft skills that are exhibited at the workplace environment. The paper then proceeds to reviewing literature available on the topic of soft skills in project leaders. Few books, articles and researches have been selected for inclusion in the literature review. A brief review of each source is mentioned in the literature review section of Continue reading...

Integrated case analysis

Introduction
Strategic management refers to the ability of managers to execute a collection of strategic policies in order to outsmart their rivals in the regional and global market. It is an intellectual approach by the management where they review their current performance and devise strategies to improve on effectiveness and profitability to seize competitive advantage over their rivals. Ford motor company has had a series of ups and downs in the automotive industry due to advanced technology and increased competition. The situation has prompted the management to review its strategic plan with intent to regain its market share and Continue reading...

What Is Your Attitude Being a Manager?

A manager in any field is deemed to have all the required attributes of being a manager. The manager is responsible for planning and then directing the duties allocated to individuals. They are expected to act in an effective manner through coordinated monitoring the work done and carrying out the necessary and sufficient correction of the failed actions. This is done when it is deemed necessary. Ideally, the management posts fit the individuals who have supervisory abilities. In most areas, the managers are expected to have the proceedings in the organization or firm that they are allocated the responsibilities. Continue reading...

Introduction and Problem Identification

Organization is a social phenomenon, where individual actors and organizational group factors outline the set of behaviours and personality traits, which build on the comfort zone and standards of those, within it (Armstrong & Baron, 2002). To understand the relationships between organizational culture and personality traits and cultural influence on individual behaviour it is critical to recognize that the as social element, organization and individuals are mutually affected (Huczynski & Buchanan 2010). That said; the values, principles and procedures within the company are static, influenced by the individual behaviours, while the same individuals change their roles and acts, influenced by the Continue reading...