Chapter 2

Question 1

Complete the following phrase: The first step toward becoming an emotionally intelligent leader is understanding the components: self-awareness, _____, motivation, _____, and social skill.

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Answer 1

Self-management, Empathy

Question 2

Emotional intelligence isn’t just a fad; there’s research and power behind it. The top companies in the world have based what decisions on it?

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Answer 2

Leadership hiring decisions

Question 3

What does emotional intelligence begin with?

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Answer 3

Self-awareness

Question 4

What is the most difficult pillar of emotional intelligence to master?

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Answer 4

Self-awareness

Question 5

What is the bedrock from which you make decisions and balance priorities, and serves as a constant in the changing world?

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Answer 5

Your values

Question 6

What guides your life, and leaning into them will help you operate and execute in the ‘red zone’ so you can maximize your time spent growing and optimizing your business?

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Answer 6

Your passions

Question 7

As popularized by Simon Sinek, what allows you to act intentionally…aligning that with your mission (your definition of success) helps you clarify and do the goal-planning that leads to the desired results and outcomes that make your organization function at a high level?

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Answer 7

Your purpose

Question 8

What grounds us and helps us understand what we need to do, when we need to do it, and how that process will help us to achieve what we want?

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Answer 8

Discipline

Question 9

A lack of _____ in leadership can mean losing the organization-or at least losing the trust of those in our inner circle.

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Answer 9

Self-awareness

Question 10

Emotionally intelligent leaders also have a tremendous sense of _____ that enables them to continually work on becoming the best version of themselves.

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Answer 10

Purpose

Question 11

The first step toward becoming an emotionally intelligent leader is understanding the following components. Which one does not belong?

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Answer 11

Compassion

Question 12

To get the results you want-and expect-of yourself, you need to develop a game plan powered by self-awareness, focused on five elements. What are those five elements?

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Answer 12

Values, passion, purpose, mission, goals

Question 13

What is the secret to self-awareness?

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Answer 13

The willingness to get to know yourself better than you’ve ever dared.

Question 14

What is our spiritual guide that leads us forward?

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Answer 14

Intuition

Question 15

The ______, when combined with emotional intelligence, is the best predictor of your success in getting where you want to be and can elevate you to bolder new heights.

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Answer 15

Intelligence quotient

Question 16

What is the strongest predictor of performance?

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Answer 16

Emotional intelligence

Question 17

Every great venture begins with, and is sustained and powered by, ______. Having a passion for what we do is essential if we want to do great things.

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Answer 17

Enthusiasm

Question 18

Empathy, understanding, and _______ are the best operating bases from which to teach people.

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Answer 18

Positive encouragement

Question 19

Which is not a type of empathy?

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Answer 19

Spiritual

Question 20

A philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations, and ultimately creates a more just and caring world, defines what?

Answer 20

Servant leadership

Question 21

Former surgeon general of the United States, R. Vivek Murthy, a man who dedicated his life to the medical care of thousands of patients. While traveling across the country, what did he discover that the public wanted more of?

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Answer 21

More resources and assistance around mental health.