Becoming a leader worth following is an "inside" job beginning with the relationship you have with yourself. Leading from the heart, versus the head, requires a willingness to:

• look within, to know yourself, to be aware of your emotions
• identify the emotions you have in the moment,  manage your emotional reactions,
  
• understand how they impact your behavior, your decision making, and your relationship with others.

This level of self-awareness provides the opening for leaders to recognize others' emotions, understand them, and manage relationships effectively.  Unlike the Intelligence Quotient, research studies show that emotional intelligence can be improved.  It is a set of skills that can be learned and practiced.  In this series, we will explore three pursuits: Know Yourself, Choose Yourself, Give Yourself, along with a set of learnable skills that support your journey to BE the leader worth following.