From the course: Being a Good Mentor
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Develop a protégé's interpersonal skills
From the course: Being a Good Mentor
Develop a protégé's interpersonal skills
- In the TV show, Silicon Valley, a super-smart CEO brags about how he does not need interpersonal skills because he outsources them to his assistant. This is funny on TV, but not so much fun if you've ever experienced it in real life. Most of us, including your protégé, will benefit tremendously from having great interpersonal skills, or emotional intelligence, EQ. EQ is an awareness of our emotional responses and how they guide our behavior in social and professional situations. It can account for nearly 60% of workplace performance in all types of jobs. Let's review three ways you can help your protégé boost their EQ. One, self-awareness. This is about being able to clearly see your strengths and weaknesses, not only from your own perception, but from the eyes of others, as well. I like to help my protégés access their level of self-awareness by first asking them to reflect on past critical incidents in their career, and then answering the following questions. What would others say…
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