Management and Emotional Intelligence - Essay Example

I need to be able to manage my emotions well so that my moods will not hinder me from accomplishing the tasks at hand because I would still be able to think clearly and perform well if I have my emotions under control. In addition, I also need to realize that I need to motivate myself in pursuing long-term goals even when I face obstacles or failures. Most importantly, since a manager deals with a wide range of people and personalities all the time, I need to know how much I need to improve in terms of my social skills and empathy for others. This can guarantee that I can achieve the goals of the organization and maintain emotionally satisfied colleagues at the same time.

In the emotional intelligence assessment, my friend gave me a lower score in terms of my emotion management skills. This means that I do not quite manage my emotions as well as I thought I do. This also indicates that I am a lot more transparent when it comes to showing my emotions. In my social skills, my friend gave me a higher score than what I gave myself. It suggests that while I do not have that much confidence in my social skills, I can do quite well in this aspect based on my friend’s assessment. In the other aspects of the emotional intelligence assessment, my friend gave me the same score as I gave myself indicating that I have a particular sense of self-awareness in terms of these emotional intelligence aspects. The differences in my assessment with the ones given by my friend are most likely indicative of the level of self-awareness that I have yet to achieve. Perhaps I do not still know myself that well especially in terms of how I manage my emotions and my social skills.

My high score on the test for tolerance of ambiguity indicates that I pay more attention to information, interpret more cues, and cope more effectively with change, stress, and conflict. Furthermore, I am quite capable of making non-programmed decisions when the situation calls for it. Most likely, I am more comfortable with the analytic management style wherein I tend to wait for complete information before deciding to act on a situation. I am also not readily threatened by management situations that are ambiguous, incomplete, unstructured, and changing. When these situations arise, my high tolerance for ambiguity indicates that I will not have difficulty coping with them. My high tolerance for ambiguity also indicates that I am cognitively complex and thus can be a better transmitter of information and more adaptive and flexible than those who are less cognitively complex.

          In terms of my Locus of Control score, it was able to closely capture my self-perception in this area, that is, my low score reflected the fact that I exhibit internal locus of control and tend to attribute the success or failure of my endeavors on my actions. Having an internal locus of control, I tend to engage in activities that will improve the current situation. I work hard to develop my knowledge, skills, and abilities. In addition, I am very inquisitive and try to figure out why things turned out the way they did. As a manager, I would most likely tend to have a participative management style such that I will be quite hands-on in managing the organization or department that I am in. My internal locus of control would emphasize striving for achievement, and I would most likely take note of information that I can use to create positive outcomes in the future. Incidentally, people with a strong internal locus of control tend to be very achievement-oriented, which can leave people they work with feeling "trampled" or "bruised." Fortunately, as indicated by the results of my emotional intelligence test, I possess a considerable level of people skills so I will most likely be able to manage this drawback.