Success requires more than hard work and good ideas: you need to be able to understand, inspire, and motivate those around you. Emotional Intelligence for the Modern Leader helps you hone your emotional intelligence (EQ)-the ability to be aware of, control, and express your emotions, as well as handle interpersonal relationships empathetically. Building off proven research, this user-friendly guide teaches you the pillars of high-EQ leadership. Whether it's developing self-awareness or bolstering empathy, discover simple and easy-to-use exercises that you can make use of on your own. You'll even learn about emotionally intelligent leaders and how they've utilized this skill as part of their successes. Emotional Intelligence for the Modern Leader includes: - Emotionally intelligent leadership-Find out what it means to lead with high EQ and how you can make it part of your organization's culture. - Your leadership style-Determine what your professional leadership style is and how that affects the people around you. - Growing your emotional intelligence-Take advantage of exercises and self-assessment tools that allow you to effectively and efficiently improve your abilities.