HDI leverages the power of emotion to optimize leader, team and organizational performance. A study conducted by a leading research firm found that the primary causes of executive derailment involve deficits in emotional competence. The three primary ones are difficulty in handling change, not being able to work well in a team, and poor interpersonal skills. In top leadership positions, over four-fifths of the difference is due to emotional competence.
Emotional intelligence leads to success in top executives around the world.
More specifically, the executive was high in emotional intelligence in 74 percent of the success and only in 24 percent of the failures. The study included executives in Latin America, Germany, Japan and the results were almost identical in all three cultures. It is an essential skill for success in business. Emotional intelligence is the ability to acknowledge and value our own feelings and the feelings of others, motivate ourselves and effectively manage our emotions and our emotions in relationship with others. The more emotionally intelligent and resilient people are the more productive and effective they will tend to be.