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DEVELOPING
EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE 15
Self-Management
Once you have a clear understanding of your own emotions and how they
can impact on situations and others you are ready to progress into the EQ
area of self-management. This facet of emotional intelligence builds on the
basis of self-awareness and is simply the ability to control your emotions so
that they don’t control you.
Self-
Management
Controlling your own emotions
Motivating yourself in all situations
Self-management involves using what you know about your emotions to
manage them in such a way as to generate positive interactions with others
and motivate yourself in all situations. The very act of acknowledging the
fact that you are feeling a negative emotion goes a long way to preventing
you from losing control of your own behavior.
EQ self-management is critical for a manager because no one wants to
work for someone who is not in control of themselves and whose reactions
depend on their prevailing mood. Being able to achieve results by shouting
at and bullying team members is a relic of the past. It has no place in
modern organizations; people are aware of their rights, and employment
tribunals do not support organizations that permit bullying behavior.
Self-management does not mean that you can never become angry. There
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