Call it project management personality assessments, the right candidate “feel,” charisma, or just “soft skills.” Whatever it is to you, emotional intelligence (EQ) is about to get a lot more important to project managers.
Emotional intelligence is, according to Psychology Today,
The ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others.
It is generally said to include three skills:
1.Emotional awareness, including the ability to identify your own emotions and those of others;
2.The ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problems solving;
3.The ability to manage emotions, including the ability to regulate your own emotions, and the ability to cheer up or calm down another person. Saving Changes...
Thanks for sharing the blog, incidentally i spoke about it in my recent class and i have been sharing what i said using the video we made during the class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yej3jRzKzQo Saving Changes...
My experience is that using your people skills is as least as important to succeding a project, as it is to have the right technological skills.
In case of conflict in a team or lack of motivation, I find a simpel 1 hour session with your team member and just listening to what they have to say solves 90% of the problems. Especially if the teams a virtual, most team members in virtual teams dont feel heard and feel alone. Saving Changes...
Interesting topic and certainly something project managers should think about. The benefits are wide-ranging; motivating your team, collaboration, building strong relationships, making better decisions and so on.
Emotional Intelligence is not just about individuals; it's also important to consider the emotional intelligence of the team.
I would like to share some articles I have written on this topic - would love to know what you think:
- Can Emotional Intelligence Improve Your Projects? http://bit.ly/2q154Jt - How to Use Emotional Intelligence for Enhanced Team Collaboration, http://bit.ly/2q0Or0B Saving Changes...
