Emotional self-awareness is the art of tuning into your emotions right in the moment, and recognising their impact on yourself and others.
Without it, you can’t control your emotions. And that’s especially important for us as leaders.
Our emotional states influence those around us, so our ability to detect, assess and control our own emotions is one of the key predictors of our success.
But emotional self-awareness goes much further than that. You’ll also need it to develop the higher-order skills that’ll help you build teams, motivate others, manage conflict and negotiate.
Why is it useful?
Most of us agree that emotions help us build relationships. But in fact they do a lot more.
Emotions influence how we think, interpret information, make decisions, and choose what to learn and remember.
Negative moods make us feel more competitive and less like we want to work with others. Positive moods let us set bigger goals, trust others, be more creative, learn more, and get more out of our work.
So emotional self-awareness is a fundamental skill for leadership success. And Leda’s structured programs help you build this skill consciously and intelligently.
