Putting People First

Introduction

Emotional intelligence — self-awareness, emotional self control, and empathy in relationships — is a critical factor in leadership. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review looks at ways that emotionally intelligent leaders read their workforces, create meaning in the day-to-day experience, and make it safe for employees to share problems or ideas.

From “What Makes Work Meaningful — or Meaningless”:

• The psychiatrist Viktor Frankl famously described how the innate human quest for meaning is so strong that, even in the direst circumstances, people seek out their purpose in life.
• The definition of meaningfulness tends to be intensely personal and individual.
• Still, a study asking people about the times when they ...