26/10/2022
10 Skills Entrepreneurs Must Have (Cont'd)
6️⃣ Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is an aspect some entrepreneurs don't pay attention to at all, but this aspect affects every other aspect of your business. From the way you communicate, to the way you act and react, to people working with and for you, to the way you handle clients - your level of emotional intelligence affects the totality of your business.
Many businesses have folded up, many deals have been terminated because of lack of emotional intelligence.
For example, you are handling a transaction with someone who doesn't agree with your point of view on economic or politics or even values and because of this your disposition towards that person becomes hostile or even cold. This display of sentiment alone can cost you that transaction.
As an entrepreneur, you must develop your emotional intelligence because it is a really big deal in the market place.
© John Okoi