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1. Why you believe it is the most important below:

The Application of Power and Influence in Organizational Leadership Emotional Intelligence

How can the leader ensure that the appropriate form of power and influence tactics are used in each situation? It is using emotional intelligence or EQ skills. Emotional intelligence is the ability or skill to identify, assess, manage, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. According to EQ researcher and leadership writer, Dr. Daniel Goleman, EQ has four domains: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. The first two Domains, self-awareness and self-management (personal competence), deal exclusively with the leader. Self-aware leaders can read and understand their emotions. They understand how their emotions impact their work performance and relationships. They have an accurate selfassessment of themselves to include strengths and weaknesses. Self-management means they can control their emotions and manage their behavior, even under stressful, trying conditions.

• Emotional Self-Awareness – Recognizing and understanding one’s own emotions and their impact. Using intuition to guide decisions. Emotionally self-aware leaders are candid and authentic.

• Accurate Self-Assessment – Realizing one’s strengths and limitations. Leaders who practice accurate self-assessment know when to ask for help and where to focus on developing new leadership strengths.

• Self-Confidence – Assured of one’s self-worth and capabilities. Self-confident leaders exhibit bearing and presence and embrace difficulty and uncertainty. Self-Management

• Emotional Self-Control – Ability to always self-regulate emotions and impulses. Emotionally self-controlled leaders can remain calm and composed during difficult and chaotic circumstances.

• Transparency – Demonstrating honesty, integrity and trustworthy behavior always. Transparent leaders are authentic, able to admit their mistakes and are unafraid to confront substandard or unethical behavior.

• Adaptability – Able to remain flexible and adapt to constantly evolving conditions and circumstances. Adaptable leaders are comfortable with ambiguity and able to quickly refocus their thinking to comprehend and adjust to the challenges of constantly evolving conditions.

• Achievement – Driven to set and attain high standards for the purpose of continual improvement. Leaders strong in achievement are realistic, down to earth lifelong learners committed to developing challenging but achievable goals for themselves and their subordinates.

• Initiative – Starting action with energy and aptitude to seize opportunities or dictate activity. Leaders with initiative won’t hesitate to cut through red tape and bureaucracy to create favorable possibilities and control their own destiny.

• Optimism – Focusing on the positive aspects of a situation and circumstance. An optimistic leader seeks to turn a negative situation into an opportunity for a successful outcome.

2. Summarize how these elements will affect your ability as a leader to influence your subordinate leaders and superiors by shaping trust, credibility, and ethical judgment, as well as your superiors