Each and every day we have the opportunity to build connections with other people. For some people those may be surface interactions that don’t have a lot of depth to them. What if you took the time to really get to know them? How would that strengthen your relationship with them?
In a world of social media, people are connecting now more than ever, but they are primarily surface connections. Think about the followers that you have or likes on things you have posted. How many of those people can you say that you have a strong relationship with in real life? Probably not very many.
In the 5 Qualities of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders by Joel Garfinkle, he shares some simple explanations of these five qualities as well as ideas on how to strengthen them. These are the type of qualities that help you build stronger connections with people in both your career and your personal life. How would you rate yourself on these qualities? Are there any that you are looking to improve? Practice trying these out and you will see a stronger level of engagement in your life.