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Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership

According to the article “Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership”, one of the most important constructs in leadership today is the concept and application of emotional intelligence (EI) (Batool, 2013). Imagine that you are an internal consultant to an organization of your choosing. The CEO has tasked you with preparing a presentation for the Board of Directors on what emotional intelligence is, and its influence on leadership and the people within the organization. Please see each description below. Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

In preparation for this assignment, review the following additional resources on emotional intelligence:

Resources

“Cultivating emotional intelligence” (Video: 3 min 36 s)

https://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Cultivating-emotional-intelligence/124087/144439-4.html

Batool, B. F. (2013). Emotional intelligence and effective leadership. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 4(3), 84-94. (Note: Also available in the Strayer Library)

Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2015). Organizational behavior (16th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Note: Refer to Chapter 3.)

Write a four (4) page paper in which you:

Fully explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2) examples of the concept. Next, examine the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”
Suggest two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Speculate on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence.
Explore the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.
Recommend a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively influence their emotional intelligence. Support your recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.
Use at least two (2) quality academic resources you have located using the Strayer Learning Resource Center (LRC) resources / databases in this assignment. Academic references for this assignment should be formatted using APA guidelines for Annotated Bibliography. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource, and neither do web-based blogs.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA Annotated Bibliography format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explore how individual differences, personality traits, and perspectives impact the productivity of an organization.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in leadership and organizational behavior.
Write clearly and concisely about leadership and organizational behavior using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 220	Assignment 1: Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Fully explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2) examples of the concept. Next, examine the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.” Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely explained emotional intelligence, and did not submit or incompletely gave two (2) examples of the concept. Did not submit or incompletely examined the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”	Partially explained emotional intelligence, and partially gave two (2) examples of the concept. Partially examined the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”	Satisfactorily explained emotional intelligence, and satisfactorily gave two (2) examples of the concept. Satisfactorily examined the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”	Thoroughly explained emotional intelligence, and thoroughly gave two (2) examples of the concept. Thoroughly examined the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”
2. Suggest two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Speculate on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely suggested two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Did not submit or incompletely speculated on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence.	Partially suggested two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Partially speculated on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence.	Satisfactorily suggested two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Satisfactorily speculated on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence.	Thoroughly suggested two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Thoroughly speculated on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence.
3. Explore the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely explored the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.	Partially explored the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.	Satisfactorily explored the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.	Thoroughly explored the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.
4. Recommend a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively influence their emotional intelligence. Support your recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely recommended a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively influence their emotional intelligence. Did not submit or incompletely supported your recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.	Partially recommended a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively influence their emotional intelligence. Partially supported your recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.	Satisfactorily recommended a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively influence their emotional intelligence. Satisfactorily supported your recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.	Thoroughly recommended a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby positively influence their emotional intelligence. Thoroughly supported your recommendation with specific examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.
5. 2 references Weight: 10%	No references provided.	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
6. Clarity and writing mechanics. Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present
7. Met formatting requirements, including speaker’s notes for presentation option. Weight: 5%	Did not submit or incompletely met formatting requirements, including speaker’s notes for presentation option.	Partially met formatting requirements, including speaker’s notes for presentation option.	Satisfactorily met formatting requirements, including speaker’s notes for presentation option.	Thoroughly met formatting requirements, including speaker’s notes for presentation option.