Create your initial post in response to the following:

• Discuss emotional intelligence (EI) by defining this concept and explaining what are its key elements. Continue by discussing why understanding emotional intelligence is important to successful strategic management and also what are some potential problems with using EI.

Return to the board and read over the posts of your fellow classmates. Choose at least one classmate and create a post responding to his/her initial post on the Discussion Board.

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Discussion Question (DQ) assignments are provided with the learning objective that students should demonstrate in writing that they have completed and understood the BP Strategy coursework assignments and are learning strategic management analysis, planning, and implementation knowledge and methods to thoroughly answer each DQ question. Remember to run a spell-check program before you submit your DQ answers.

These Discussion Question (DQ) detailed instructions will help you write more comprehensive and complete DQ answers. Each DQ assignment answer will demonstrate your learning about a specific strategic management topic. Your one-page (approximately 350 words) written answer should include the following DQ assignment rubric information:

1. Read the assigned DQ question and locate the Dess strategy textbook chapter sections that best explain the strategic management framework that aligns with this DQ question. Write specific strategy definitions and information that you learned from your reading of the strategy textbook chapter to frame the beginning of your DQ answer.
2. To support your written DQ answer, provide one business strategy examples that you learned from reading the Dess strategy textbook chapter sections that directly applies to the assigned DQ question. Each Strategy textbook chapter includes business examples within the main strategy text pages, as well as in each chapters Insights from Research, the multiple chapter Strategy Spotlight case examples, and the Issue for Debate in the chapter concluding section.
3. Continue with your written DQ answer by providing additional supporting information and/or a business example learned from viewing and listening to the assigned instructor-recorded BP Strategy course lectures that directly apply to a comprehensive DQ topic answer.
4. Complete your written DQ answer by providing one additional supporting strategic management insight and/or business example you learned from viewing the assigned business strategy videos that support the DQ assignment answer.