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Impact on Leadership Capabilities

Bruce L. Gewertz, MD

Arch Surg. 2006;141:812-814.

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The term emotional intelligence (EI) has been advanced to describe the set of personal attributes that enhance social and professional relationships. As developed by Goleman¹ and Mayer et al,² the elements of EI encompass the full range of interactions between individuals and society, including self-awareness, social awareness, self-regulation, and relationship management (Figure). Of these, the key constituents of EI are self-assessment and empathy. Most psychologists believe that EI is not static but is a set of skills that can be learned with commitment and behavioral modeling.³

Figure appears in full text version. Figure. Elements of emotional intelligence.

The increased interest in EI is supported by a growing compilation of data that demonstrate that enhanced social interactions improve personal performance in a wide range of settings. Boyatzis⁴ studied 2000 supervisors and executives and found that 14 of 16 distinguishing traits for success were emotional rather than cognitive. Spencer and Spencer⁵ defined . . . [Full Text of this Article]

AUTHOR INFORMATION
Author Affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.