E3 Emotional Qualities
At E EQUALS WHY, we’ve identified 10 key leadership qualities that will help you elevate your emotional intelligence to deliver outstanding business results. It’s all about investing in and connecting to the hearts of the people we lead. For each of the emotional qualities, check out some quick tips on how you can practice these qualities and hear from various E3 Leaders on their point of view.
Bill Balnave
When talking about how authenticity influenced his life, he said "one of my first mentors was a person who never communicated one thing but thought another. Those who worked for him always knew his true thoughts and feelings on a subject. It gave me a lot of confidence working with him and for him. Even when he wasn't happy or didn't think something was good enough. that always felt better than not knowing and always wondering. Inspired by that feeling, I try to do the same thing for my team, colleagues, and customers. It's made the relationships I have way more meaningful and fulfilling, and I feel I can get a lot more done that way."
Carrie Nauyalis
Everyone has a calling in life... Something they are passionate about, but not everyone pursues it. After spending 18 years at the same company, Carrie Nauyalis came to the daunting realization that her current job was no longer fulfilling. She had lost her way. At this point, she had a choice. She could either ignore this nagging feeling and stay at her job, or follow her true passion. In 2016, she left her job and began her financial and creative coaching business, Quadrant Shift Coaching. With that leap of faith, of course she faced her fair share of doubt and criticism from both herself and others. Five years later, Carrie is still following her heart and intuition, staying true to herself, and is an excellent example of courage.
Dror Avieli
"I believe in two types of enablement, unofficially and officially. Officially, enablement would include creating trainings, using external resources, and developing necessary skills to succeed. The unofficial type of enablement would be to identify opportunities when people are either extremely successful or unsuccessful in their tasks. This is what I call the “art of debriefing” to understand how the team operates and where opportunities for enablement are."
TC Kaiser
“Most companies look for dynamic leaders that can drive change in the organization, but they focus on the wrong attributes. They tend to look for innovative techniques or methodologies used to get results. In my experience, the real secret is empathy. Leaders who make the biggest impact have an uncanny ability to empathize. This enables them to build high-performing teams and establish trusted partnerships with their clients.”
Tony Sumpster
"I am blessed with a curious mind. I love the possibility that comes from words such as why or what if or how. My love of history has helped define my sense of awe at what people can achieve if they get curious around a subject, a scenario, or a vision. As a leader, my greatest gift to another person is a question that creates curiosity."
Nigel Franklyn
"In my endeavor to stay present, without regretting the past or fearing the future, the practice of gratitude helps me not to be anchored in a series of thinking or outcomes that will leave me disappointed and/or fearful in the current moment or experience!"
Mark Nadasdi
‘To be a leader, you must be a lifelong learner’ – Lt General Harold G. Moore. Awareness is about continuous learning.
Kim Willliams
"Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others"
Kathy Eastwood
”One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” — E. M. Forster
