(Bowling, (n.d.), para 16).
Rational leadership is defined as being in control of one’s self by having the power to control your brain, reasoning, and thought processes to actually think before you speak, act, or react to any given situation. A rational leader is always reasonable, well grounded, and appreciable without emotional involvement. Rational leadership is logical and factual and is solely based on the numerical, statistical, or sensible data that is presented.
Emotional leadership is defined as the guiding of followers through the proper identification and management of emotions and influencing the outcome of their needs. Emotional leadership encourages a sense of freedom and self-expression, which can cause one to become cloudy in their thinking and make irrational judgments based purely on their emotions. Emotions need not be entirely separated from our thinking, and indeed have some value, because many people allow their emotions to dictate their thinking.
“Leaders who feel excited, enthusiastic, and energetic themselves are likely to similarly energize their followers, so are leaders who feel distressed and hostile likely to negatively activate their followers. For example, a leader’s sad emotional