This document provides instructions for a week 3 assignment on emotional intelligence and effective leadership. Students are asked to create an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation for a board of directors explaining what emotional intelligence is, its influence on leadership and people in an organization. The presentation should define emotional intelligence, compare emotional quotient to intelligence quotient, explain why leaders need emotional intelligence to manage today's workforce, explore elements of emotional intelligence for effective leadership, and recommend a strategy for an organization to improve leaders' social skills and emotional intelligence. Students must include speaker's notes and cite at least 3 academic references.

1. Week 3 Assignment 1- Submit Here
Assignment 1: Emotional Intelligence and Effective Leadership
Due Week 3 and worth 260 points
According to the article “Emotional Intelligence and Effective
Leadership”, one of the most important constructs in leadership
today is the concept and application of emotional intelligence
(EI). Imagine that you are an internal consultant to an
organization of your choosing and the CEO has tasked you with
preparing a presentation for the Board of Directors on what
emotional intelligence is, and its influence on leadership and
the people within the organization. You will create the
presentation using PowerPoint or other equivalent software.
Note
: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions
needed for the completion of this assignment.
WHEN YOU DO THIS PRESENTATION DO NOT FORGET TO
WRITE EXPLANATION ON THE BOTTOM OF EACH
SLIDE.....
Review the “Death by PowerPoint” presentation, located at
http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint
, for tips on effectively creating engaging presentations.
In preparation for this assignment, review the following
additional resources on emotional intelligence:
Resources
“Cultivating emotional intelligence” (3 min 36 s), located at
http://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Cultivating-
emotional-intelligence/124087/144439-4.html?org=strayer.edu
.
Batool, B. F. (2013) Emotional Intelligence and Effective
Leadership. Journal of Business Studies Quarterly, 4(3), 84-94.
(
Note
: Available in the Strayer Library)
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2015). Organizational behavior

2. (16th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (
Note
: Refer to Chapter 3)
Prepare an eight to ten 9 slide presentation in which you:
Fully explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2) examples
of the concept. Next, examine the concept of “emotional
quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.”
Suggest two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional
intelligence to manage today’s workforce. Speculate on at least
two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess
emotional intelligence.
Explore the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must
be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness.
Recommend a strategy that the organization could undertake in
order to improve the social skills of leaders within the
organization and thereby positively influence their emotional
intelligence. Support your recommendation with specific
examples that illustrate why the strategy would be effective.
Include speaker’s notes for each slide to indicate what you
would say as you were delivering the presentation to the Board
of Directors.
Use at least three (3) quality academic references in this
assignment. You may include the resource(s) provided in the
assignment.
Note
: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. Include an APA formatted reference section. The title and
references slides are not included in the required slide length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Explore how individual differences, personality traits, and
perspectives impact the productivity of an organization.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in

3. leadership and organizational behavior.
Write clearly and concisely about leadership and organizational
behavior using proper writing mechanics.