All the Feels: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Session Description
Despite historic precedent and the negative connotations of feelings in a workplace setting, being a leader does not have to mean checking all of your emotions at the door. We come to work as whole human beings, and developing your emotional intelligence is vital to strong leadership. Empathetic leaders are often the most successful and attract and retain happy staff...but that doesn't mean it's easy. Learn about the emotionally intelligent leadership style, take a quiz to assess your EQ, and discover how bringing all the feelings to work can benefit you, your library workers, your board, and your organization.
Learning Objectives
- Define emotional intelligence and identify its key components.
- Identify the differences between the autocratic and emotionally intelligent leadership styles.
- Recognize the benefits of employing and developing emotional intelligence, and understand how vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness, in leadership.
Presenter: AnnaLee Dragon
AnnaLee Dragon, a librarian for the last 21 years, is the Executive Director of the New York Library Association, having started in the position in February 2022. Prior to this role, AnnaLee was the Director of the Kinderhook Memorial Library in Columbia County, New York for 10 years, where she led the organization through a successful capital campaign and building expansion/renovation, and then through the pandemic. AnnaLee arrived at NYLA at a difficult time for the association and has been working with the leadership and staff to rebuild and re-energize membership and improve their financial foundation over the last three and a half years.
