I love that a heart is one of the logos chosen for this article! The heart with which we engage others makes all the difference in the world. I also think the more pure we are in our motive of either self or other interest, then the outcome reveals the inward tendency proportionately. This is why I wonder about coupling emotional intelligence, personal leadership, and fiscal performance. I think this leads us right back to a product orientation (fiscal performance) instead of a process orientation (loving relationships). At this stage of my life I am almost purely “process oriented” believing that if the process is good, then the outcome will be just fine. We can never be totally pure in our motives and yes, we can hold competing motives, but I’m a purest when it comes to matters of the heart. Given that vision, strategy, and (to some degree) tactics are sound and established in the concerns that I work with, I move straight to “process” and stay there. In fact, going back to my psychotherapy and marriage therapy underpinnings, here is an interesting factoid. Teaching couples communication techniques, problem solving strategies, and characteristics of emotional intelligence (products) do not in-and-of themselves drive a positive outcome of treatment. Focusing on the “prevailing sentiment” (the heart) is what makes the difference in a positive outcome of treatment, and this is where healthy spirituality enters the picture. I think that if we begin with the right “heart condition” then corporate training, including education about emotional intelligence makes great sense. Approaching it the other way around, not so much. Of course, this brings us right back to the title of your article, “Leading with the Heart - and a Dash of Emotional Intelligence”. This is a very thought-provoking article, Meghan. Thank you for beginning the discussion, and I hope my distinctions will add positively to the process. And I can’t close a thesis like this without quoting my friend Dr. Jack King who says, “Leadership without love is no leadership at all”.