Self Management
This winter term I took BA 352, a class in leadership and communication, this class allowed me to practice self management through various tasks. However, our biggest project, constructing a proposal to implement a need in Lundquist College of Business, provided the most opportunity to demonstrate self management. I was assigned individual tasks that were relied on by my entire group. I believe my emotional intelligence has improved drastically due to this class. I have always been considerate of others emotions and ensuring others that I am interested in helping their personal growth. After taking this class and receiving feedback from my group, I have been ensured that I make it an objective to help others grow. However, my weakness in emotional intelligence is managing my own emotions, there are times where I express negative energy in times of frustration. I am aware of this fault and was able to keep my personal emotions hidden. There were times I was really frustrated, but knowing my weakness, I was able to step outside before exposing negative energy.
” You are always optimistic about our team’s progress, by letting us know we got this. You communicate with us in upbeat and positive way. You have a tendency to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard.” This message was delivered to me by a teammate during the midterm peer evaluations. This quote made me realize I was doing a great job motivating my teammates and keeping them positive about our project. Based off my LDP at the beginning of the term, I explained how I wanted to improve being more talkative because I was aware of my strength to motivate others (https://blogs.uoregon.edu/edwinespinal/ldp/). After receiving that quote I realized I was being successful encouraging my group and I was able to not let my shyness impede my progress of emotional intelligence.
I believe I have about 80% of emotional intelligence completed. The remaining 20% will involve improving my personal emotions. Even though I did a good job not getting frustrated with my group I feel I still have room of improvement. Being aware of my weakness I will be able to practice my emotions in times of frustration. I will practice managing my emotions not only in groups but also on a personal level. I will do this by taking advantage of frustrated times to practice staying calm.