Hi, Marvin - nice post on an important subject:)

I like your summary of EQ - one of the best and most useful I have seen.  Very clear and to the point.  The chart is very helpful.

To your question, my response is an unqualified "Yep".

Effective leadership and management is about influencing people to accomplish tasks at a consistently high level, even when the environment works against them.  We tried a more autocratic leadership style, which has its advantages, but does not translate well for our current corporate and organizational cultures.

Awareness of the emotional aspects of employees, customers, and society seems to be a truly effective way for a leader to accomplish their goals.   We can do things without concern for the internal dynamics of our employees, but I believe we can do much more when we recognize that other person is a complete human being.

Emotional intelligence is accepting that reality and becoming skilled at working with the complete person.

Thanks for a good starting post for our week:)

John