After people and organizations have lived through a time of pandemic, in which many are experiencing psychological and emotional consequences, mental well-being has begun to receive more attention. A study conducted in Chile by ips That shows that 62% of people surveyed consider mental health to be a major health issue in the country.

Emotional health is not only something to be cultivated in the company, but also carried into personal life, and this goes hand in hand with emotional intelligence. That is about the human ability to understand, realize, regulate and guide his emotions and thoughts, and not only for himself, but also for others. In this way, if a leader has emotional intelligence, they will achieve a healthy, communicative and effective workspace and thus drive and promote the growth of the company, as this is unreachable by machines.

Two clear examples are Jacinta Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Rosa García, who heads companies like Siemens Spain or Exolum. Both have acquired popular knowledge for their great management of emotional intelligence which led them to leadership, demonstrating that it is possible to be empathetic and strong at the same time and that there is a big difference between leading with and without it.

Conversely, according to experts, when there is a leader who lacks this intelligence and does not know how to manage his emotions, it affects the people under his control, which creates the most likely climate of hostility and even insecurity. labor conflicts before them will not have the necessary tools to deal with them and resolve them effectively, which ultimately implies human and economic costs.

Therefore, for organizations, it is very important to have leaders who are trained to work with teams, but “however, in order to work, employees must feel valued and aligned with the role they play, it is at this point that emotional intelligence takes on essential value”, says Florencia Anguita, psychologist and consultant for Althea Group.

And this was observed in several studies conducted, one of which was conducted by University Warwick in the UK states that happy collaborators earn up to 12% more and, others do by Randstad Chile, who are 65% more motivated than the rest. Moreover, it has been proven that emotional intelligence retains human talent and this reduces human and economic losses, which leads to the growth potential of the organization.