Breeding Effective Leaders and Generating EQ

From time immortal, our culture has assumed that intellect is the secret to success; individuals blessed with a high IQ will make the best leaders and be the most successful in their profession. In the last decade, however, the leadership literature is moving in another direction. Researchers are discovering that leadership success is highly dependent on an individual’s EQ, a term popularized by journalist and psychologist Daniel Goleman. Emotional intelligence is about how one controls his own reaction to situations. This paper is an attempt to analyse what happens when one finds himself “charged” situation. Goleman believes that when people lose their cool, even the smartest people get stupid very quickly. When people master their emotions, they are better able to assess risk and make intelligent choices. They are better able to relate to other people by using their empathic skills. They are more likely to take initiative