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Leading with Emotional Intelligence

by Jason Alba

Emotional intelligence might be the most important topic to master as your career progresses. Dive into the five pillars of emotional intelligence with exercises to help you grow in each of them, and step up your professional development!

What you'll learn

In most work environments, there is a serious lack of soft skills that has a real impact on how well our teams and organizations perform. Interpersonal relations and how we act with one another impacts culture, employee satisfaction, and employee performance. In this course, Leading with Emotional Intelligence, you will learn foundational knowledge about emotional intelligence and the components that comprise EQ. First, you will explore self-awareness and awareness of others. Next, you will discover the roles of self-regulation and social skills in emotional intelligence. Finally, you will learn about motivating yourself and others to increase emotional intelligence. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of emotional intelligence needed to lead, manage, and inspire more effectively.

About the author

Jason Alba has been a Pluralsight Author since 2012, specializing in soft skills and professional development. He started his IT career as an intern developing tools for a robust intranet. He transitioned to an IT manager at another company where his job included web development as well as other IT functions. After an acquisition Jason became VP and then general manager at a newly formed tech company. He founded and manages JibberJobber.com, a CRM for job seekers. Jason has authored three books.... more

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