As a manager of the department, you reviewed the sales report, and sales are drastically down. You decided to attend a seminar on emotional intelligence, and the seminar encouraged you to implement an emotional intelligence management approach in your department. Propose a strategic solution that details how an EI approach can improve organizational outcomes and sales for the CEO.

As you continue to evaluate your role as a manager, the next task to deliver is an emotional intelligence management approach to the CEO. Conduct a research analysis of the company and propose strategic solutions to the CEO of your chosen organization.

Write a 5–7 page, double-spaced paper that includes the following components:

1. EI and Motivation:
   • Discuss which of the EI building blocks (select one) would impact management’s ability to enhance employee performance and job satisfaction.
     • You will have to research EI, employee performance, and job satisfaction to formulate your individualized approach to this question.
   • Describe which motivational theory you would utilize based on research to influence the members of the organization.
     • Include how the selected theory would aid in helping to utilize this new approach to manage its members. Support your solution.
2. EI, Social Skills, and Decision-Making:
   • Explain how emotional intelligence would enhance decision-making within the management team.
3. Effective Teams:
   • Describe the core attributes of an effective team and the strategies you would implement to develop team dynamics that will benefit the organization.

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