Emotionally Intelligent Leadership

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students is based on a conceptual model that helps students to become emotionally intelligent leaders. Research from around the world has demonstrated that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership. For the second edition of Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, the authors have incorporated their revised, data-based emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL) model into an engaging text for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students.

The book can be used in conjunction with the Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students Inventory and Student Workbook for an immersive and transformative educational experience. Students will appreciate the opportunity to learn more about themselves as they reflect on their experiences as learners and their own leadership journeys.

• The new edition is substantially rewritten based new research on the EIL model
• Its clear structure is organized around the three facets of emotionally intelligent leadership and 19 leadership capacities
• Questions at the end of each chapter encourage purposeful reflection and leadership growth

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership is one of a kind, fostering growth and promoting intense self-reflection. Students are empowered to enhance the campus experience and develop into effective leaders of the future. Emotionally Intelligent Leadership is the perfect introduction to leading with emotional intelligence.

Foreword: It’s All about Relationships vii
Susan R. Komives

Acknowledgments xi

About the Authors xiii

1 Introduction 1

Part One: Consciousness of Self 19

2 Consciousness of Self 21

3 Emotional Self-Perception 31

4 Emotional Self-Control 41

5 Authenticity 51

6 Healthy Self-Esteem 61

7 Flexibility 71

8 Optimism 79

9 Initiative 91

10 Achievement 101

Part Two: Consciousness of Others 109

11 Consciousness of Others 111

12 Displaying Empathy 119

13 Inspiring Others 129

14 Coaching Others 139

15 Capitalizing on Difference 149

16 Developing Relationships 159

17 Building Teams 169

18 Demonstrating Citizenship 179

19 Managing Conflict 187

20 Facilitating Change 197

Part Three: Consciousness of Context 207

21 Consciousness of Context 209

22 Analyzing the Group 217

23 Assessing the Environment 227

24 Developing Emotionally Intelligent Leadership 237

Appendix: EIL Overview 243

Index 247

MARCY LEVY SHANKMAN is vice president for strategy and director of Leadership Cleveland for the Cleveland Leadership Center.

SCOTT J. ALLEN is associate professor of management at John Carroll University.

PAIGE HABER-CURRAN is assistant professor and program coordinator for the Student Affairs in Higher Education Program at Texas State University.

Praise for emotionally intelligent leadership: A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS, Second Edition

"This book is packed with metaphors to understand the concepts and real-life examples to bring the concepts alive. As soon as you open Emotionally Intelligent Leadership, you're taken on a personal journey of discovering and practicing EIL."
—CYNTHIA CHERREY, president, International Leadership Association, and vice president, Princeton University

"Few books exist that take the concept of leadership for college-aged students and boil it down to three discernable yet interrelated components. The authors have done a tremendous job to make this book an invaluable tool as part of an academic course on leadership or simply for one's own personal development and self-assessment."
—KEVIN W. BAILEY, vice president for student affairs and program coordinator, College Student Affairs Administration Program, University of West Florida

"The concepts presented here are essential as students become balanced leaders who are driven by responsibility, integrity, and a desire to build relationships among those they serve."
—LEAH K. EICKHOFF, program development coordinator, Alpha Sigma Alpha

"As we continue to develop the next generation of leaders, we need more resources aimed at helping us understand the 'why' behind our actions, the nuances that make each of us unique and special human beings. This ability to understand others, in addition to ourselves, provides the foundation for everything else we do in leadership development."
—A. PAUL PYRZ, JR., president, LeaderShape