September, 2011 | The Three Levels of Leadership

A Brief Look At Narcissistic Leadership

Posted on September 27, 2011 by James Scouller

There are several well-known leadership styles, but narcissistic leadership is one that only came to public attention from 2000 onwards following a flurry of articles and books by Michael Maccoby, Kets de Vries and others.

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A Leader’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence (Part 3)

Posted on September 19, 2011 by James Scouller

In part 1, we saw that Daniel Goleman’s model of Emotional Intelligence (EQ), has five dimensions. All growth in a person’s emotional intelligence starts with the first dimension, Self-Awareness. This flows into greater Empathy (the second dimension) and capacity to Self-Regulate (the third dimension) and emerges as improved Social Skills (the fourth dimension). Motivation, the fifth dimension, provides the fuel for this growth.

In part 2, we looked at the 25 emotional competencies – the abilities anyone can learn to lead themselves and others to better effect. Reviewing them gives you the chance to see your strengths and weaknesses and decide where you want to improve.

In part 3, we look at how you can grow your emotional intelligence and I offer some practical tips for developing your emotional competencies at work. I’ve organised them by the five dimensions of Emotional Intelligence: Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Empathy and Social Skills. Continue reading →

A Leader’s Guide To Emotional Intelligence (Part 2)

Posted on September 9, 2011 by James Scouller

There were two key messages in part 1.

First, that Daniel Goleman’s model of Emotional Intelligence (EQ), has five dimensions.

Second, that all growth in a person’s emotional intelligence starts with the first dimension, Self-Awareness. This flows into greater Empathy (the second dimension) and capacity to Self-Regulate (the third dimension) and emerges as improved Social Skills (the fourth dimension). Motivation, the fifth dimension, provides the fuel for this growth.

Now we start to bridge from theory to practice… Continue reading →