Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Flashcards
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A leader receives harsh public criticism from a senior executive in a meeting. Which EI-driven response is most appropriate?
Answer: Stay calm, thank them for the feedback, and request a private follow-up
Staying composed, acknowledging feedback gracefully, and seeking a private dialogue demonstrates self-regulation and social awareness.
What does 'cognitive empathy' mean in a leadership context?
Answer: Intellectually understanding another person's perspective without necessarily sharing the emotion
Cognitive empathy is perspective-taking — understanding how and why someone sees a situation as they do, distinct from emotional empathy.
A high-performing employee starts missing deadlines. An emotionally intelligent leader's first step would be to:
Answer: Have a private, non-judgmental conversation to understand the root cause
Seeking to understand before judging reflects empathy and self-awareness, and surfaces real causes before corrective action.
Which of the following is a practical technique leaders use to build self-awareness?
Answer: Keeping a daily emotional journal or reflective log
Regular journaling or reflection builds the habit of noticing emotional patterns, a core self-awareness practice.
When a leader uses 'motivational interviewing' techniques with a disengaged employee, they are primarily applying which EI competency?
Answer: Empathy and social skills
Motivational interviewing draws on empathy and social skills to draw out an individual's own motivation through reflective listening.
A leader who remains optimistic and solution-focused after a project failure is demonstrating which EI attribute?
Answer: Resilience and internal motivation
Resilient, internally motivated leaders reframe setbacks as learning opportunities, a core feature of Goleman's 'motivation' domain.
Which statement best describes the difference between sympathy and empathy in leadership?
Answer: Empathy means feeling with someone; sympathy means feeling for someone from a distance
Empathy connects by entering the other's emotional experience, while sympathy acknowledges their pain from the outside.