The Effects of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership

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It is well known nowadays that leadership is connected with emotions. Leaders who are able to manage their emotions and who show affinity towards employees are often seen as good leaders. George (2000) mentions five points all containing emotional aspects that INCREASE the efficiency of leaders: 1. The ability to develop a shared feeling of goals/objective and to develop ways to achieve these goals. 2. The ability to make others aware of and let them appreciate the importance of their work. 3. Creating and maintaining enthusiasm, cooperation, optimism and a feeling of trust. 4. Stimulating flexibility in making decisions and in changes. 5. Developing and maintaining a valuable identity for a company. The relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership is also analyzed by Antonakis et al. (2009). Interestingly Antonakis mentions two ways in which emotional intelligence affects leadership NEGATIVELY: 1. First, sensitivity to the emotions of other people decr (...) Read more? Sign up for free

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