Description & Rationale

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and understand your emotions and how they positively or negatively affect your responses to circumstances and people as well as recognizing your emotional impact on others and how they respond to you. It is also the ability to recognize the emotional state of others and what emotions are evoked in your reaction to them. Leaders often work in stressful or potentially stressful circumstances associated with demanding situations and people, as well as carrying the responsibility of the organization. High emotional intelligence enables the leader to manage their emotions and work well under pressure.

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Syllabus: 2.10 Emotional Intelligence

2.11 Syllabus

Description and Rationale

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and understand your emotions and how they positively or negatively affect your responses to circumstances and people as well as recognizing your emotional impact on others and how they respond to you. It is also the ability to recognize the emotional state of others and what emotions are evoked in your reaction to them. Leaders often work in stressful or potentially stressful circumstances associated with demanding situations and people, as well as carrying the responsibility of the organization. High emotional intelligence enables the leader to manage their emotions and work well under pressure.

Objectives

Upon completion of this Competency the candidate should:

• Gain a better conceptual knowledge of Emotional Intelligence and how it relates to their leadership.
• Become more self aware of areas where they are lacking in emotional intelligence and steps they can take to improve in these areas.
• Have an accountability partner or mentor who can provide them with feedback regarding their emotional intelligence and share any discrepancies between their own self awareness and how others perceive them.

Core Requirements

• The candidate will view the four part video series “Emotional Intelligence for Pastors” presented by the Pursue God Network at www.pursuegodnetwork.org/emotional-intelligence-for-pastors-series/ OR an equivalent assignment in your language if not available.
• The candidate will complete the following reading and exercise:

Four Quadrants of Leadership Relationships (included in this chapter).

• The candidate will complete the Emotional Intelligent Assessment as well as follow up questions and be prepared to discuss their responses with their mentor.
• The candidate will also complete a 3-4 page reflective summary paper.

Mentoring Goals

• To help the candidate appreciate the importance of emotional intelligence, particularly as it relates to Christian leadership.
• Assist the candidate in becoming more self-aware of their own emotional intelligence quotient and discuss ways to increase their quotient in weak areas.
• Using the Candidate Evaluation and other resources provided, the mentor will design a development plan for the candidate in order to achieve competency in this important area.

Candidate Evaluation

• The candidate will be evaluated as to their level of development in this competency (Undeveloped, Developed, or Proficient). Using the chart provided, the mentor will facilitate a discussion regarding what areas of emotional intelligence the candidate needs to grow in order to be an effective leader.

Development Plan

• Based upon the Candidate Evaluation, an appropriate development plan will be designed to help the candidate grow in their emotional intelligence.
• This will include further work from the core readings, additional comprehensive learning, supplemental assignments, and various practicums.