Africa Awake Dr Letshwiti B. Tutwane joytutwane@gmail.com This week I wish to explore the leadership skill of Emotional Intelligence (EI). It is actually a life skill that we all need but leaders need it most. Their scope is broad: they lead a lot of people and their decisions have consequences for millions of people. We normally assume that leadership is natural and anybody has the ability to lead if they have the alacrity to do so. Unfortunately it is not like that. They say all roads to hell are paved with good intentions. A lot of people find themselves ensconced in leadership positions and work hard to discharge those responsibilities but they make a lot of mistakes. Genuine mistakes. Genuine failure. They simply can’t lead. They think that they are doing the right thing but their people are not happy. This means that leaders must learn. Leadership is a skill. Leaders are not born. They are made. Of course there is an exception. There are naturally born leaders; people with God given talent to lead: take the likes of Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln. Mandela spent a lot of time in jail and this did not have the chance to…
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