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.
To be a strong and successful leader one must possess a high level of emotional intelligence (El).
Emotional intelligence is broken down into 5 specific traits that a person possesses: self-awareness, self-
regulation/discipline, motivation, social awareness, and relationship management.
“Team effectiveness
is dependent not only on how individual members of the team perform and adhere to norms, but also
on the degree of communication, cooperation, and the emotional intelligence of the individual members
and the leader of the team. The ability to manage conflict and have self-awareness is essential for a team
to reach peak performance” (Huber. D., 2018)
Self-awareness, in particular, is someone’s ability to fully understand and be aware of their own personal
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- Spring '19
- Self-awareness
