Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On ... - always yours

ARE YOU A STAR PERFORMER OR JUST AVERAGE? 27
The determination of what competencies these leaders excel in
is from a variety of sources written about them in the public domain.
The depictions are inferred rather than established from interviews
or assessments. The aim is to illustrate, inform, and match which
behaviors to focus on to be a star in your organization.
Everyone has different opinions of public figures, and you may
disagree with how these leaders are profiled on the EI competencies.
The goal is to look at them through the lenses of Emotional
and Social Intelligence competencies and assess which behaviors
are effective and which aren’t, irrespective of your political persuasion,
your ideology, or opinion of the leaders. Behavior is always
interpretive, and with high-profile leaders we have an opportunity
to know more about their behaviors and patterns than we do with
other leaders, even though these portrayals are highly influenced by
the media. My hope is that the specific behaviors of Stars that are
salient in these profi les will serve as a view of Emotional Intelligence
in action and be useful to you and others in developing leaders.
In reading these profi les and the profi les of other successful
leaders in this book, you will see their ability to be resilient after a
failure or a derailer. These became turning points for their resurrection
and return to Starhood. Pay attention to which parts of their
stories impress or attract you, as that will be a sign that there is
information for you and your development in that story.
HOW STAR PERFORMERS SHINE
The charts for each profi le illustrate and clarify the components
of Star Performers. Notice how Stars are able to demonstrate the
personal and social competencies in each of the boxes. True Stars
know and manage themselves and understand and motivate others.
Goleman has stated that one needs to focus on the personal side of
emotional competencies fi rst in order to successfully enhance the
social competencies. A star (✭) indicates that the profi led person is
a Star Performer in that cluster of competencies, while a noose ( )