The Three E's:
Engage, Encourage, and Emotional Intelligence
Engage: When you engage people around you, regardless of where they come from, who they are, or what they are about; you start to build both a sense of community and build strong relationships that will last a lifetime. I engage with people by communicating, listening, and supporting them. Leaders should take responsibility for creating a culture that makes it easy for people around them to engage. Engaging people I believe fosters satisfaction, creativity, and positivity.
Encourage: When you encourage others, you not only see growth in them, you see growth in yourself. Words have the ability to motivate, when used correctly, words of encouragement are great opportunities to ignite even greater passion. As people tend to invest in what they feel is important, by encouraging others there is a chance to better develop themselves or an idea. Words of encouragement make people feel better, and relate to their capabilities. Encouragement is the ability to help build someone up.
Emotional Intelligence: Emotional intelligence comes in many forms (self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill), those most important to myself are: empathy, sensitivity, and compassion. Empathy helps to connect people and any leader in transforming both individuals and organizations. Sensitivity helps leaders understand, not only how people feel, but helps with being able to build tangible relationships and shared trust. Compassionate leaders are often the most effective agents of change for their organization. People gravitate to those willing to work hard, but with purpose, generally found in those that are compassionate.
My leadership roles on campus and in my community have taught me the value of engagement, encouragement, and emotional intelligence. These keys values have shaped my experience as a leader, because I have identified the attitudes I find important to express in various roles. Having a stable foundation of values and attitudes allows me the opportunity to build and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
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