Due Week
4 and worth 220 points
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. You can submit this assignment as a PowerPoint or other
equivalent visual software, OR as a written
assignment. Please see each description below.Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions
needed for the completion of this assignment.
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PREWORK In preparation for this assignment, review the Resources “Cultivating emotional intelligence” (Video: 3 min 36 s) Batool, Robbins, |
For PowerPoint or visual presentation option:
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PowerPoint Resources · · |
Prepare
an eight to ten (8-10) slide presentation (PowerPoint) in which you:
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.”
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.
3.
Explore 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.
5.
Include speaker’s notes for each
slide to indicate what you would say as you were delivering the presentation to
the Board of Directors.
6.
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.
You can find helpful APA resources in the Strayer LRC. Review theScavenger
Hunt video located here for
instructions on how to locate the APA resources. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource,
neither do Web-based blogs.
7.
Format your assignment according
to the following formatting requirements:
a.
Include a title slide containing
the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required
page length.
b. Include a reference slide. Citations and references
must follow APA Annotated Bibliography format. The reference page is not
included in the required slide length.
For written paper option:
Write
a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
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.”
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.
3.
Explore 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.
5.
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.
You can find helpful APA resources in the Strayer LRC. Review theScavenger
Hunt video located here for
instructions on how to locate the APA resources. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource, and
neither do web-based blogs.
6.
Format your assignment according
to the following formatting requirements:
a.
Typed, double spaced, using Times
New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. 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.
c.
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.
