Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students

Inventory

Marcy Levy Shankman, Scott J. Allen, Rosanna Miguel

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781118973783
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Student Life

The only instrument that measures behaviors associated with emotionally intelligent leadership

The Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students: Inventory is an evidence-based assessment of the capacities of emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL). Research that spans the globe has demonstrated that there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership. For the second edition, the authors have conducted original studies, yielding a substantial revision that better reflects the world of emotionally intelligent leadership and will be transformative for students of all backgrounds.

First, this 57-item assessment measures how often students engage in behaviors that align with emotionally intelligent leadership. Then, the reflection portion walks students through the process of analyzing and understanding their results, giving them concrete suggestions for how to explore and improve their emotionally intelligent leadership.

• The inventory reflects 19 EIL capacities supported by recent studies
• A section on guided interpretation allows students to determine next steps to help them prepare to become effective leaders
• Guidance for reflection and analysis of the results introduces learning opportunities that align with unique learning styles

Use the inventory along with Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for Students and its Student Workbook for an immersive and transformative educational experience. Students will appreciate the opportunity to learn more about themselves as they reflect on their experiences as learners and their own leadership journeys.

Introduction

Emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL) promotes an intentional focus on three facets: consciousness of self, consciousness of others, and consciousness of context. Across the three EIL facets are nineteen capacities that equip individuals with the knowledge, skills, perspectives, and attitudes to achieve desired leadership outcomes.

Before you begin, consider a few of our basic assumptions about leadership:

• Leadership is available to all of us.
• Leadership can be learned.
• Leadership is art and science.
• Leadership requires inner work.

Each one of these assumptions provides a core part of the foundation for EIL. You'll notice we didn't say you had to have a formal title or position to lead others. Sometimes you make a conscious decision to pursue a leadership role; other times the opportunity simply presents itself and you step up. Either way, we agree with Joseph Rost (1993), who suggests that leadership is “an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purposes” (p. 102). In other words, leaders and followers often collaborate toward a common end point.

Each of us, often on a moment's notice, move from leader to follower (and vice versa) depending on the context. So we suggest that leaders and followers can behave in an emotionally intelligent manner. Thus, it's not just about emotionally intelligent leadership; it's al...