This article is on what constitutes a leader. There are two groups of leaders. One is subdued and analytical, and the others shout their manifestos from the mountaintops. Both possess a high degree of Emotional Intelligence (EI), without which a person with the best training still would not make a great leader.
Most large companies employ trained psychologists to develop ‘competency model’ to aid them to identify, train and promote. EI consists of purely accounting skills, cognitive abilities and competencies EI. EI is proved twice as important as technical skills.
First component of EI is Self-awareness, which means having a deep understanding of one’s emotions, strengths, weaknesses, needs and drives. So, they plan their work well in advance.
Next is Self-regulation consisting of individuals who are master of their emotions. They can create an environment of trust and fairness that is important for competitive reasons.
Motivation is the tool for effective leaders. Some people get motivated with external reasons - big salary or status while others for self-satisfaction. Learning and seeking for creative challenges is their passion. The manager with better pursuing skills is a better manager who considers feelings of others, which is important in today’s world.
Last two of EI is Social Skills. Social skill is mainly being friendly with intention to move people in the direction you desire and they tend to have a wide circle of acquaintances. Learning EI is not easy. It requires time and commitment to learn.
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Reflection of Week 5
Today’s topic of discussion was Emotional Intelligence which was a very interesting topic. Ms Suma went through with us its meaning and the emotions that every individual goes through when certain unexpected things come up. To demonstrate this, we were made to play a game.
We had to form a pair with a person in the class who is very close to you and to whom you share all the secrets. My partner was Tracy whom I know for 1 year plus. Then, partner A was called out and were given instructions were given to tell partner B something that would give a shock to the person. As per requirements, I also told her something that kind of got her shocked. She had to console me and help me deal with the situation.
Later on, I was to write down the reaction given by the partner when you told her the secret. IT was a very exciting game.
The next activity was to feel up a form in which we had to tick the category which we would do given the situation. Followed by this was break time.
After the break time, she went to the exercise and them were dismissed. Overall, it was an enjoyable day.
We had to form a pair with a person in the class who is very close to you and to whom you share all the secrets. My partner was Tracy whom I know for 1 year plus. Then, partner A was called out and were given instructions were given to tell partner B something that would give a shock to the person. As per requirements, I also told her something that kind of got her shocked. She had to console me and help me deal with the situation.
Later on, I was to write down the reaction given by the partner when you told her the secret. IT was a very exciting game.
The next activity was to feel up a form in which we had to tick the category which we would do given the situation. Followed by this was break time.
After the break time, she went to the exercise and them were dismissed. Overall, it was an enjoyable day.
Negotiation test
Today was the negotiation test which was to be conducted by Linda and Ms Suma. All of us were pretty nervous. Everyone seems to be preparing hard for the negotiation test. The time schedule of the test was pasted on the wall near the entrance door. My partner was Danny and the time for the test was at 11.55am.
The instructions were that we were given 20minutes to write on the given sheet of paper on what we wanted to argue and the points which we wanted to put across during the test. After the end of 20 minutes, Danny and I went to the room for the test. Our test was being conducted by MS Suma. During the test, both of us came out with pretty good points which Ms Suma pointed out to us. This increased our confidence. At the end of the test, both of us had a smile on our faces.
Once the test was over, we were allowed to go back home. So, after all my friends were done with their test, we all left. Overall, the test went pretty well.
The instructions were that we were given 20minutes to write on the given sheet of paper on what we wanted to argue and the points which we wanted to put across during the test. After the end of 20 minutes, Danny and I went to the room for the test. Our test was being conducted by MS Suma. During the test, both of us came out with pretty good points which Ms Suma pointed out to us. This increased our confidence. At the end of the test, both of us had a smile on our faces.
Once the test was over, we were allowed to go back home. So, after all my friends were done with their test, we all left. Overall, the test went pretty well.
Reflection of Week 3 (ECU lecturer)
Today was our 3rd lesson which was conducted by Linda who is our ECU coordinator. In the beginning, she gave a short introduction about herself. Followed by which, she briefed us a bit on what actually negotiation is though our lecturer, Ms Suma had gone through with us in the previous lesson. Actually since we had a negotiation test the next day, just like MS Suma, she also made us play some games regarding Negotiation.
The first activity was that we had to form a group of four people and each group was given a particular paragraph to read, understand and then one representative from the group to go to other groups and explain the meaning of the paragraph that out group was assigned to do. In my group, we were Willow, Jessica, Brain and me. Brian was our group representative.
Followed by was break time. After the break, we had another activity. It was based on the negotiation. Before that, we were instructed to stand in a line according to our birth date. In that way, we were grouped into three. In my group, we had Edah, Tom, Joyce and me. Tom and me carried out the negotiation while Edah and Joyce were our mediators. I was playing the role of the boss while Tom was playing the role of the employee. The scenario went like Tom, an employee who always came back late from the lunch break. I was supposed to negotiate with him to make him come back on time after the lunch break. At the end of the negotiation, I managed to convince him to come on time with the deal that the employees will get a tea break of 15mins. So that ended our conversation. We both came with a win-win situation. Later on, Edah and Joyce were to point out our good and bad points.
Later after this, we had another one more example to work on how to do the negotiation test for the next day and the class was dismissed. It was an interesting class.
The first activity was that we had to form a group of four people and each group was given a particular paragraph to read, understand and then one representative from the group to go to other groups and explain the meaning of the paragraph that out group was assigned to do. In my group, we were Willow, Jessica, Brain and me. Brian was our group representative.
Followed by was break time. After the break, we had another activity. It was based on the negotiation. Before that, we were instructed to stand in a line according to our birth date. In that way, we were grouped into three. In my group, we had Edah, Tom, Joyce and me. Tom and me carried out the negotiation while Edah and Joyce were our mediators. I was playing the role of the boss while Tom was playing the role of the employee. The scenario went like Tom, an employee who always came back late from the lunch break. I was supposed to negotiate with him to make him come back on time after the lunch break. At the end of the negotiation, I managed to convince him to come on time with the deal that the employees will get a tea break of 15mins. So that ended our conversation. We both came with a win-win situation. Later on, Edah and Joyce were to point out our good and bad points.
Later after this, we had another one more example to work on how to do the negotiation test for the next day and the class was dismissed. It was an interesting class.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Reflection Week 2
Welcome to the 2nd week of BES 2100. Today’s topic of discussion was Negotiation for which we have a test on week 3 by the ECU lecturer. We were made to play a very interesting game named, ‘The $2 Game’ which included negotiation. A pair was to be formed and they were required to negotiate against each other on the given topic. The first round in the game was to win the $2 from the negotiation with the partner by creating the story. In the 1st round, my partner was Emelia. Our topic was negotiation was quite interesting. It was Chocolate vs. Fruit. She needed to buy a chocolate to get energy but she didn’t have enough money. I was in the opposition that to get energy, she should eat fruits. We had a time limit of 10mins. At the end of 10mins, I managed to convince her to buy fruit instead of chocolate which can make a person fat. So in the 1st round, I earned the $2.
In the 2nd round, we had to change partners. So my partner for the 2nd round was Nisha. In this, the topic was Red Bull vs. other soft drinks. The bet was to win at least $1.30. In this bet, we both had a win-win situation. So, both of us received $1. Then, it was the break time.
After the break, there was one more and the final round. In this one, we had to play with honesty and integrity since you were a known businessman and hence the reputation played a big role. It was with the same partner. So I was paired with Nisha. This time we chose a topic was Durian. She was in the favour of the durians and I was the one against it. At the end of this round, Nisha won the negotiation and she received the $2.
During the game, I discovered a new side of myself. I was actually able to negotiate when the favourable topic like chocolate vs. Fruit came. Once the game was over, the lecturer went over what key points we learnt during the game. Overall, it was a nice day full of activities.
In the 2nd round, we had to change partners. So my partner for the 2nd round was Nisha. In this, the topic was Red Bull vs. other soft drinks. The bet was to win at least $1.30. In this bet, we both had a win-win situation. So, both of us received $1. Then, it was the break time.
After the break, there was one more and the final round. In this one, we had to play with honesty and integrity since you were a known businessman and hence the reputation played a big role. It was with the same partner. So I was paired with Nisha. This time we chose a topic was Durian. She was in the favour of the durians and I was the one against it. At the end of this round, Nisha won the negotiation and she received the $2.
During the game, I discovered a new side of myself. I was actually able to negotiate when the favourable topic like chocolate vs. Fruit came. Once the game was over, the lecturer went over what key points we learnt during the game. Overall, it was a nice day full of activities.
Reflection Week 1
Today was the first lesson of Foundation of Business Leadership. It was great class. Our lecturer is Ms Suma Christal who had once been our lecturer in the module BES 1100. Before the class started, I had a rough idea that class will be consisting of many students. When the class actually started, most of the students out there, I already knew. This made it much easier for me to mingle with the class. Before the break, we were indulged in many activities. The first activity was to get into groups of 5 people consisted of Nisha, Emelia, Edah, Di and me. We had to get a contact number from our mobile phonebooks and note down on how they would describe our personalities such as Agreeableness, Extravert/ Introvert, Openness to experience, Consciousness, Emotional Stability, Temperament and Values. My results came out to high in Agreeableness, a total extravert. I got medium in Emotional stability and openness to experience and low in Temperament and High in values. It was a great exercise to know more about the members in the team.
Following was another activity. In this particular activity, we were given a form by the lecturer which needed us to tick out strengths and weakness from the list of the words given. According to it, my results turned out to be TB (team builder). It quite suit the way I m. Then was break time.
After the break, the class was conducted in the computer lab. There, we were guided to enter into the blackboard and briefed on what our projects were like for this module. One of the most interesting things in this term is that we are going to be blogging whatever we learnt during the lesson every week which makes the lesson more interesting.
On the all, the class was interesting and fun.
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