Sean Is a Middle Manager Attending a Leadership Seminar

question 78

Multiple Choice

Sean is a middle manager attending a leadership seminar.He tells the group that his social and emotional intelligence is high,but he is not very good at controlling his own emotions.What should the seminar leader tell Sean?

• A) He is correct to think his social and emotional intelligence is high because social and emotional intelligence has nothing to do with one's own emotions.
• B) He shouldn't worry about his deficiency because social and emotional intelligence is not very important in leadership.
• C) He is mistaken to think his social and emotional intelligence is high because self- management, or controlling one's own emotions, is a key part of social and emotional intelligence.
• D) He shouldn't worry because self-control is not a very important part of social and emotional intelligence.

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