Maronda Giles
D082 WGU Task 1 Global Leadership Foundation
Emotional Intelligence Test (GEIT) Maronda Giles .
A. Global Leadership Foundation Emotional Intelligence Test (GEIT)
Attached separately
B. Intrapersonal Improvement
1. I can strengthen my self-management by resolving the habit of overplanning.
I love planning and breaking my goals down, but sometimes I get stuck in the
details. In improving this area, I would prioritize taking action over striving for
perfection and simplifying my planning tools. Clear and simple goals will help
to make each step manageable. Focusing solely on starting the first step will
create engagement and motivation. With the daily practice of taking action, I
would also be building my resilience, adaptability, and confidence.
2. Enhancing my self-awareness can be demonstrated by mastering my
emotions and learning how to effectively practice self-regulation when it
comes to my habit of procrastinating. Although it's not the typical topic
when someone thinks of controlling emotions, such as the example of
being a hothead in the course material. In reflecting on ways I could
improve, I honed in on Goleman’s quote in Unit Two, which states, “Self-
regulation is exercising your capacity to free yourself from mindless reaction to
someone or something…” So, the question arose: What is my default mindless
reaction? For me, procrastination or avoidance becomes my default reaction.
Understanding that procrastination can appear in the form of the following:
multitasking and focusing on smaller unimportant tasks to look productive,
being burnt out and completely avoiding a task altogether, or simply not
knowing what step to take next. Self-regulation will give insight into my
behavioral patterns, allowing me to acknowledge and redirect my actions,
while enhancing my ability to be self-aware and understand myself better.
C. Interpersonal Improvement
1. In improving the area of social awareness, I would focus on improving my
empathy through mindfulness in conversation. Practicing mindfulness can be
challenging as I tend to have “squirrel” moments that can derail the original
conversation completely. When practicing mindfulness, I would use the
following three steps as my framework during conversation. The first step
would be to give my full attention to the person speaking. While remaining
focused on the conversation, I would demonstrate non-verbal cues to let the
speaker know that I am listening and ensure my best not to interrupt as well.
Finally, I will paraphrase our conversation to ensure there has not been any
miscommunication. In improving my empathy with the daily practice of
active listening, I would be able to improve other factors such as overall
communication, time management, and collaboration in the workspace.
2. In improving the area of relationship management, I would focus on
strengthening my negotiation skill set. The two aspects of negotiation that I
D082 WGU Task 1 Global Leadership Foundation
Emotional Intelligence Test (GEIT) Maronda Giles .
A. Global Leadership Foundation Emotional Intelligence Test (GEIT)
Attached separately
B. Intrapersonal Improvement
1. I can strengthen my self-management by resolving the habit of overplanning.
I love planning and breaking my goals down, but sometimes I get stuck in the
details. In improving this area, I would prioritize taking action over striving for
perfection and simplifying my planning tools. Clear and simple goals will help
to make each step manageable. Focusing solely on starting the first step will
create engagement and motivation. With the daily practice of taking action, I
would also be building my resilience, adaptability, and confidence.
2. Enhancing my self-awareness can be demonstrated by mastering my
emotions and learning how to effectively practice self-regulation when it
comes to my habit of procrastinating. Although it's not the typical topic
when someone thinks of controlling emotions, such as the example of
being a hothead in the course material. In reflecting on ways I could
improve, I honed in on Goleman’s quote in Unit Two, which states, “Self-
regulation is exercising your capacity to free yourself from mindless reaction to
someone or something…” So, the question arose: What is my default mindless
reaction? For me, procrastination or avoidance becomes my default reaction.
Understanding that procrastination can appear in the form of the following:
multitasking and focusing on smaller unimportant tasks to look productive,
being burnt out and completely avoiding a task altogether, or simply not
knowing what step to take next. Self-regulation will give insight into my
behavioral patterns, allowing me to acknowledge and redirect my actions,
while enhancing my ability to be self-aware and understand myself better.
C. Interpersonal Improvement
1. In improving the area of social awareness, I would focus on improving my
empathy through mindfulness in conversation. Practicing mindfulness can be
challenging as I tend to have “squirrel” moments that can derail the original
conversation completely. When practicing mindfulness, I would use the
following three steps as my framework during conversation. The first step
would be to give my full attention to the person speaking. While remaining
focused on the conversation, I would demonstrate non-verbal cues to let the
speaker know that I am listening and ensure my best not to interrupt as well.
Finally, I will paraphrase our conversation to ensure there has not been any
miscommunication. In improving my empathy with the daily practice of
active listening, I would be able to improve other factors such as overall
communication, time management, and collaboration in the workspace.
2. In improving the area of relationship management, I would focus on
strengthening my negotiation skill set. The two aspects of negotiation that I
