Emotional Intelligence At Work

Emotional Intelligence At Work - Use emotional expression to connect and gain trust

Emotional Intelligence At Work - Use emotional expression to connect and gain trust

Emotional self-expression is a valuable skill of emotional intelligence which can be scary as well as productive. The skill is in expressing your emotions authentically and effectively. The scary part is confronting your own fears of being rejected, or being seen as weak and "inappropriate."
Why would you want to express you emotions in the workplace? (Especially when the traditional approach is to "leave your feelings at the door.") There are at least three good reasons to express, which run counter to business myth:

Do Just One Thing Better Than Anyone | Duct Tape Marketing

A good post by John Jantsch is right to the point - Stop trying to be all things to all  people and be the best you.

Link: Do Just One Thing Better Than Anyone | Duct Tape Marketing.

"Beverly Sills, America’s best known opera soprano, died yesterday and I was struck by a quote she made during a past New York Times interview.

'I always had a theory that people became a superstar because they could do one thing better than anybody else in the world,” she said. “I think there was an aria in Julius Caesar called ‘Se Pieta,’ and I used to think I sung that aria better than anybody.'

I love that notion - now think about your business. What one thing can you claim to do better than your competition, better than anyone else in the world.

You’ve probably got to shed trying to be all things and strip your business down to doing just one thing better than anyone else.

Maybe you already do one thing, maybe you need to figure your one thing out - either way, narrow the focus of your communication to something you can claim to own and own it."

What do you do better than anyone else?

Joseph

Develop Trust With Emotional Intelligence

People want leaders they can trust.

So say countless workplace surveys, and books and articles on leadership, but what is trust and how do you develop it? Trust is the confidence that I have in you to BE genuine, predictable, safe, principled, congruent and competent.

Trust forms the foundation for successful workplace and personal relationships, effective communication and collaboration. Employee retention, and employee motivation are dependent on trust.When trust exists in an organization or in a relationship, almost everything else is easier and more comfortable to achieve. The degree to which you are trustworthy will determine the value of your personal brand and your career or entrepreneurial success.  So how do you increase your trustworthiness? Here's three important ways:

To Develop Trust, First Trust yourself

People want leaders they can trust.

So say countless workplace surveys, and books and articles on leadership, but what is trust and how do you develop it? Trust is the confidence that I have in you to BE genuine, predictable, safe, principled, congruent and competent.

Trust forms the foundation for successful workplace and personal relationships, effective communication and collaboration. Employee retention, and employee motivation are dependent on trust.When trust exists in an organization or in a relationship, almost everything else is easier and more comfortable to achieve. The degree to which you are trustworthy will determine the value of your personal brand and your career or entrepreneurial success.  So how do you increase your trustworthiness? Here's three important ways:

Success: Chance or Choice?

Who do you think you are?

Notice your answer.  "I'm a salesperson." "I'm a computer analyst." Maybe if you had been Jean Nidetch you might have said, "I am an overweight housewife from new Jersey."

Who you truly are is not what you do or how you see your role in life.  You are not what you perceive as your limitations. And, who you are is not the person who acts as they "should" in order to be accepted or successful.

Authentic Self - Uniquely You
Who you are is Authentic Self - The unique and wonderful combination of skills, talents and wisdom,  that is fulfilled in sharing your gifts with others.