The Importance of Emotional Intelligence Part 3: Social Awareness

Being emotionally attuned to others is essential to every aspect of leadership.

This is part three of our four-part series on emotional intelligence. In part one we discussed self-awareness, in part two self-mastery, and today we’ll be discussing social awareness. Thanks for listening!

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Conversation Overview

• Cognitive empathy vs. emotional empathy
• How social awareness builds on self-awareness
• Is it possible to be too attuned to others?
• Stereotypes and social expectations

References

• How to Avoid Social Backlash in the Workplace
• I Used to Insist I Didn’t Get Angry. Not Anymore.
• Primal Leadership, Goleman

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