“Do I have one?” you ask. Yes!
We girls definitely have special-issue mojo, but the intelligence I’m talking about is less about any Einstein quotient and more about our ‘nature of being’- the side of us that is innately nurturing, supportive, engaging, emotionally intelligent, compassionate, gracefully assertive, sensitive, and aware.
Research on the topic of ‘What makes great leaders great?’ points specifically to emotional intelligence (EQ) as being the superstar of all of these traits. By definition, EQ is the ability to recognise, understand, and tactically manage emotions in self and others to create a desired outcome. Flowing with this process can be challenging, however, when a conversation triggers our defensive ego causing us to knee-jerk into a regrettable reaction.
Can we grow and develop our EQ to avoid this common scenario? Absolutely. Try following this 5-step process: