The emotional Intelligence of the Leader – Is it a Must?
The emotional Intelligence of the Leader – Is it a Must?

Author(s): Silvena Yordanova
Subject(s): Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Empathy; Emotional intelligence; Emotional control; Leadership
Summary/Abstract: The leader is a fascinating figure with his behavior, and his vision for development and is a complete role model. He not only aims to bring his associates together but is mainly concerned with team building and solving problems of all kinds, including interpersonal ones. Therefore, the leader is emotionally intelligent, and able to unite people from different cultures, thus showing empathy and his inherent intelligence, namely on an emotional level. The current paper introduces emotional intelligence, by providing arguments why a leader needs to be emotionally intelligent. At the same time, the employee benefits of being led by an emotionally intelligent leader are also presented. Cases on emotional intelligence are also presented.

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