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Essay / Emotional intelligence: a key to effective leadership
EQ for me is about humility and empathy for service. A good leader who has positional power must be able to recognize the skills of their employee and position them in the right position in order to maximize their potential (Nahavandi, 2014). Because it is not good for a leader to hold back workers who demonstrate, desire and deserve to be rewarded for their hard work and not be promoted (Nahavandi, 2014). Therefore, in my daily work environment, the challenges faced by being overqualified for the job made me understand the importance of humility. Humility to me means being self-aware in managing my emotions and not allowing my disappointment to send the wrong EQ. Furthermore, remember that I am here on earth to bring about noble social change for the deaf and hard of hearing population in the field of health. As a future public health leader, I will be conscious of demonstrating good empathy EQ to build a relationship with my future employees. By demonstrating the character of humility by ensuring that all workers are valued for their contribution and providing rewards for their promotional potential (Lynn, 2008; Nahavandi,