A District Programme Officer (DPO) overseeing child nutrition schemes observes severe emotional exhaustion and resistance among frontline Anganwadi workers following the introduction of a mandatory real-time digital monitoring application. Which of the following administrative responses by the DPO demonstrate high Emotional Intelligence (EI) and empathy in handling this conflict? (Select all that apply)
- Conducting active-listening focus group discussions to validate the workers' operational stress and establishing peer-assisted technical support channels.Cevap
- Exercising emotional self-regulation during tense meetings and co-designing flexible data-entry schedules that reduce burnout while maintaining data integrity.Cevap
- CImmediately issuing formal show-cause notices and disciplinary pay-cuts to all resistant workers to enforce immediate compliance.
- DPublicly confronting worker union leaders with stern directives to assert unyielding administrative authority and suppress grievances.
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The empathetic and emotionally intelligent actions are conducting active-listening focus groups to validate worker stress while building peer support, and exercising self-regulation during meetings to co-design flexible work schedules.
The actions emphasizing active-listening focus groups and collaborative schedule co-design demonstrate core competencies of Emotional Intelligence (EI). Validating subordinate distress and maintaining emotional self-regulation under pressure foster psychological safety, reduce workplace resistance, and align administrative goals with staff well-being.
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Administrative Empathy and Emotional Self-Regulation in Public Leadership