Authors
Benjamin Palmer, Melissa Walls, Zena Burgess, Con Stough
Publication date
2001/2/1
Journal
Leadership & Organization development journal
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
5-10
Publisher
MCB UP Ltd
Description
Emotional intelligence has become increasingly popular as a measure for identifying potentially effective leaders, and as a tool for developing effective leadership skills. Despite this popularity, however, there is little empirical research that substantiates the efficacy of emotional intelligence in these areas. The aim of the present paper was to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership. Emotional intelligence was assessed by a modified version of the Trait Meta Mood Scale in 43 participants employed in management roles. Effective leaders were identified as those who displayed a transformational rather than transactional leadership style as measured by the multifactor leadership questionnaire. Emotional intelligence correlated with several components of transformational leadership suggesting that it may be an important component of effective leadership. In particular emotional …
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Scholar articles
B Palmer, M Walls, Z Burgess, C Stough - Leadership & Organization development journal, 2001