In this assignment you are to take two assessments. These assessments will determine your emotional intelligence levels, leadership approach, and decision-making styles. These assessments are...

Running Head: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & LEADERSHIP SKILLS    1
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & LEADERSHIP SKILLS    2
CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TEST AND LEADERSHIP SKILL TEST
Abstract
The current assignment discusses the findings of emotional intelligence and leadership skills test and evaluates the degree, to which it contradicts with the pre-existing perceptions of a leader. The assignment first introduces the topic, its relevance and the outline of the approach. Next, the difference between the personal and test result information are compared and contrasted. In the following section, which part is of the test result would hinder and which part would promote the growth as a leader is provided. In the final section considering the test results as authentic, the ways to align the selected candidates’ skills have been discussed critically with the help of peer reviewed journal articles and is concluded with a conclusion.
Table of Contents
Introduction    4
Difference between Perceived and Tested Result Based Understanding of Leadership Qualities    4
Assessment Results that would help and hinder Career Growth, Respectively    7
Ways to Align Personal Leadership Characteristics with Assessment Result for Betterment    8
Conclusion    9
References    11
Introduction
    The leaders of a group take the responsibility of entire team and use their personal communication skills and knowledge to motivate, cooperate and manage towards the achievement of the organizational goals, therefore, it is important that the emotional intelligence and the leadership assessment tests are conducted and their results are taken under consideration. Based on the self-awareness about the leadership characteristics a person can improve as a leader. In the current assignment the emotional intelligence and leadership tests results have been discussed in a critical tone, offering legitimate suggestions for refined career graph formulation and better leadership skills.
Difference between Perceived and Tested Result Based Understanding of Leadership Qualities
    Prior to the conduction of the emotional intelligence test (EI) I considered myself as an emotional leader, who was driven towards the welfare of the employees of whom, responsibility I was allocated with. I thought, as a manager, I lacked the element of experience and therefore, I focused on catering knowledge and used my self-learning tendencies to the benefit. As I manager I lacked the ability of controlling my own emotions and it was clear that my work got affected by personal life. As affirmed by Kark, Van Dijk and Vashdi (2018), as a manager always focused on organizational goals but performed my tasks in non-conventional ways, which included use of humor for self, developing unofficial bond with the employees and use the personal attachment for the task completions.
     I also felt that I have the ability to persuade my employees although I feel a bit tensed under pressure situations, as I had to concentrate intensely to focus. I felt that although I lack control of my own self during emotional upheaval, I have sound relationship management skills, ample social awareness and self-awareness, making me a potential leader in organizations. However, I also expected that I was not good in self-management and it is one area, where I should improve a lot.
    After the emotional intelligence test results collected from the authentic website of Global Leadership Foundation, I noticed that my assumptions were most right. I found that I have impressive relationship management, social awareness skills, along with good awareness of self. I score 7 out of 10 in all three categories. However, I was surprised to see that my self-management score was very low. I found that I only scored 2 out of ten, which was alarming.
Taking a...