1. Step Up to the Plate! Learn, Lead and Nourish Success✓
Step Up to the Plate! Learn, Lead and Nourish Success
Angie Tagtow, MS, RD, LD
Executive Director, USDA Center for Nutrition Policy & Promotion
June 12, 2016
Little Rock, Arkansas
Association of State Public Health Nutritionists Annual Meeting

2. Emotional Intelligence
“…the most effective leaders are alike in one crucial way: they all have a high degree of emotional intelligence…emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership. Without it, a person can have the best training in the world, an inclusive, analytical mind, and an endless supply of smart ideas, but he still won’t make a great leader.”
~ Daniel Goleman, What Makes a Leader?
In Harvard Business Review’s On Emotional Intelligence, 2015
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3. EI’s Components Component Definition Hallmarks Self-awareness
Knowing one’s emotions, strengths, weaknesses, drives, values, and goals – and their impact on others
Self-confidence
Realistic self-assessment
Self-deprecating sense of humor
Thirst for constructive criticism
Self-regulation
Controlling or redirecting disruptive emotions and impulses
Trustworthiness
Integrity
Comfort with ambiguity and change
Motivation
Being driven to achieve for the sake of achievement
A passion for the work itself and for new challenges
Unflagging energy to improve
Optimism in the face of failure
Empathy
Considering others’ feelings, especially when making decisions
Expertise in attracting and retaining talents
Ability to develop others
Sensitivity to cross-cultural differences
Social skill
Managing relationships to move people in desired directions
Effectiveness in leading change
Persuasiveness
Extensive networking
Expertise in building and leading teams
Reference: Daniel Goleman, What Makes a Leader? In Harvard Business Review’s On Emotional Intelligence, 2015
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4. Capitalize on Opportunities
Take risks
Build networks
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5. Don’t Say “I Wish I Had…”
Embrace mistakes
Share lessons learned
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6. Listen Actively Ask questions Engage in critical thinking
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7. Maintain Perspective Emotionally agile Be patience Be professional
Be persistent
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8. Be Genuine Practice authentic leadership Empower others
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9. “We grow by dreams. All big individuals are dreamers
“We grow by dreams. All big individuals are dreamers. Some of us let those great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nourish them through bad days until they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope their dreams will come true.”
~ President Woodrow Wilson

10. Step Up to the Plate! Thank you! How do we ‘step up to the plate’ and:
Nourish future public health nutrition leaders?
Advance the public health nutrition profession?
Thank you!
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