The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership

Leadership & Organization Development Journal
Emerald Article: Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Robert Kerr, John Garvin, Norma Heaton, Emily Boyle

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To cite this document: Robert Kerr, John Garvin, Norma Heaton, Emily Boyle, (2006),"Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 27 Iss: 4 pp. 265 - 279
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Citations: Benjamin Palmer, Melissa Walls, Zena Burgess, Con Stough, (2001),"Emotional intelligence and effective leadership", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol What is emotional intelligence? Salovey and Mayer (1990) first established the term “emotional intelligence”(EI). effective regulation of emotion in self and others, and the use of feeling to motivate, plan, and achieve in one’s life (Salovey and Mayer, 1990, p cognitive capabilities are informed by emotions and the extent to which emotions are cognitively managed (George, 2000) The main models of EI currently available include the multifactor emotional intelligence scale (MEIS; Mayer et al., 1999), the Mayer Salovey Caruso emotional intelligence test (MSCEIT; Mayer et al., 2000) the emotional competency inventory Leadership & Organization