One of the five elements of emotional intelligence is self-awareness. What behaviors would someone
with strong self-awareness demonstrate within the context of leading and managing groups? Provide an
example.
Self-awareness can be termed as a way in which an individual explore his or her personalities, value
systems, beliefs, natural inclinations and tendencies (Caldwell & Hayes, 2016). This is an essential
element because we are all different in the way we react to things, learn and synthesize information. It is
thus essential that an individual spend some time in self-reflection to gain a better insight into ourselves.
A self-aware leader or manager knows his or her strengths and weaknesses. For example, self-awareness
is the ability of a person to know and understand their feelings and emotions and then to understand
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- Fall '16
- Steve Robenalt
- Management, strong self-awareness demonstrate, Caldwell & Hayes
