{"content":[{"text":"KWHS \n The online journal for students interested in finding out more about the world of \n Great Leaders Recognize and Value the Power of Emotions \n business. \n http://kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu \n Date : July 7, 2016","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.00523,"width":0.921748,"height":0.096278}},{"text":"Summer internships are a great way to learn. Of course they give you an opportunity to develop the skills you will need \n to be successful at a chosen career. More importantly, though, they introduce aspiring young professionals to all the \n nuances of the workplace; that stuff you can only discover by living the 9-to-5 reality.","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.117985,"width":0.9377849999999999,"height":0.058091000000000004}},{"text":"The story of one summer intern is burning up the Internet these days for just that reason, lessons learned in a painful \n way. On June 28, the intern posted a question to askamanager.org. He and several other interns, provoked by a strict \n dress code they felt was unfair — especially since one employee was seen regularly wearing shoes that didn’t fit the code \n — wrote and signed a proposal asking for leeway under the dress code. After submitting their petition, all those who \n signed it were promptly released from their internship positions. That’s right, fired.","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.193742,"width":0.952941,"height":0.09597000000000003}},{"text":"Toward the end of his question, in which he seeks guidance for addressing this sudden dismissal, the intern says, “We \n weren’t even given a chance to discuss it. The worst part is that just before the meeting ended, one of the managers told \n us that the worker who was allowed to disobey the dress code was a former soldier who lost her leg and was therefore \n given permission to wear whatever kind of shoes she could walk in. You can’t even tell, and if we had known about this \n we would have factored it into our argument.”","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.307379,"width":0.942117,"height":0.09596899999999997}},{"text":"This last line has prompted outcry from business bloggers. Take, for example, Inc. columnist Justin Bariso. In a piece \n published on July 4, he says, “After acknowledging the situation of the colleague who was given an exception because \n of her physical condition, the reader writes: “You can’t even tell, and if we had known about this we would have \n factored it into our argument.” Man oh man. If you read my column, you know I write a lot about the role emotional \n intelligence (EI or EQ, for emotional intelligence quotient) plays in the world of business. EQ involves the ability to \n recognize and understand your emotions, and to use that information to guide decision-making. Building EQ can prove \n very useful by shaping our communication in a way that gets people to listen with a more open mind.”","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.421015,"width":0.9345289999999999,"height":0.13384900000000005}},{"text":"Both Bariso and the askamanager responder Alison Green go on in their posts to make some great points about how \n emotional intelligence could have helped the intern in this situation. Check out the toolbar accompanying this story for \n “Related Links” to those articles. In the meantime, we want to address some of the basics, like why emotional \n intelligence is so fundamental to your success in business.","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.57253,"width":0.931294,"height":0.07703000000000004}},{"text":"In June, Edward Yu, a partner in the health industries strategy practice for PwC, a professional services firm with \n 200,000 employees around the world, presented on this very topic during our Seminar for High School Educators at \n Wharton San Francisco. Yu, who mentors many young PwC professionals, talked about what corporate executives want \n to see in young leaders, and why emotional intelligence tops the list. “What allows young people to be successful is your \n ability to manage behaviors that promote getting along with others,” said Yu.","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.667227,"width":0.947608,"height":0.09597}},{"text":"Here are a few valuable takeaways from Yu’s presentation on leadership and emotional intelligence:","bbox":{"left":0.02451,"top":0.780864,"width":0.7879209999999999,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Relationships matter. People who are going to be successful in the job market are those who are able to have live, \n interpersonal interactions with people. Plenty of people will type at each other. But those who can develop a \n relationship with someone will be successful. You must have emotional intelligence in order to develop \n relationships and trust.","bbox":{"left":0.083333,"top":0.818742,"width":0.890922,"height":0.07703100000000007}},{"text":"Empathy is the most crucial leadership skill. Simply put, empathy is the ability to communicate (send and receive \n messages) and lead by understanding others’ thoughts, views and feelings. To better understand empathy, think","bbox":{"left":0.083333,"top":0.913439,"width":0.89155,"height":0.039151999999999965}},{"text":"1 / 2","bbox":{"left":0.907337,"top":0.986417,"width":0.031798000000000104,"height":0.01734800000000003}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}