Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Skills

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This paper begins with a definition of emotional intelligence and an overview of the five components that comprise emotional intelligence. The paper explains that, while IQ is an important qualification for effective leadership, emotional intelligence is the key. The paper also takes a look at how emotional intelligence is assessed, how those in leadership positions can enhance their emotional intelligence and how leaders with high emotional intelligence improve the quality of the organization they are managing. The paper concludes with a list of suggestions for what a company can do in order to facilitate and accelerate the competencies of its leaders.

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Definition
Assessment
Implementation
Improvement

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"Leadership requires some degree of intellect and IQ but these are merely "threshold capabilities" that help achieve a high-level position (Goleman, 1998a). Goleman's (199b) extensive research on emotional intelligence has proven that 85 to 90 percent of successful leadership is highly attributable to their emotional intelligence. Figure 1, provided in the appendix, shows the correlation between a person's success and their level of experience, emotional intelligence, and IQ (Cherniss & Goleman, 2001). Although high competency levels are necessary for leadership there are other underlying factors that will determine whether the competence manifests itself (Macaleer & Shannon, 2002). Furthermore, having emotional intelligence does not guarantee successful leadership because failure is possible as illustrated in figure 1. A further study conducted by Goleman (2001) demonstrates that previous work experience and a high level of emotional intelligence is the most powerful combination that breeds success in leaders. Generally, IQ is an important qualification but emotional intelligence is the facet to effective leadership."

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