Emotional Intelligence – Women Entrepreneurs' Secret Weapon – A Conceptual Study

Abstract

In the contemporary context, the increasing number of Women Entrepreneurs across the globe has approved the myth that emotional intelligence is integrated only with men. Women are wired with an innate sense of emotional intelligence which capacitate equally successful with men. Women are more triumphant as entrepreneurs as they effectively manage their work and family responsibilities. The calibre encompassed with emotional intelligence creates effective women entrepreneurs enabling them to build strong interpersonal skills, provide confidence substantially and increase resilience to tautness. These qualities have been the secret weapons for women’s entrance and success as entrepreneurs entering into the business world. Often women entrepreneurs sway between challenges, risks and difficulties, in such occurrence prudent utilization of emotions resulted in sound decision making. It is evident that emotionally intelligent women can ascertain and comprehend the emotions of both themselves and others, which steer the workers towards the goal. This analysis provides important insight into the impact of emotional intelligence on women entrepreneurs for those concerned about their effectiveness which leads to organization growth at large. It is true that the skills of emotional intelligence are the important factors in complex market place which help the female entrepreneurs to build workplaces where people thrive. This paper attempts to analyze the beneficial effect of emotional intelligence on stress management cognitive stability of women who sustain the challenges in the industrial world.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Women Entrepreneur, Secret Weapon