Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers?

Leaders and managers with high emotional intelligence are often argued to be high job performers.Evidence from the literature is used here to examine the veracity of this claim. Emotional intelligencewas found to be a necessary but not sufficient precondition for improving individual leader andmanag...

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Main Authors: Hosie, Peter, Sharma, A., Willemyns, M., Herkenhoff, L.
Other Authors: Werner Soontiens
Format: Conference Paper
Published: ANZAM 2012
Online Access:http://www.anzam.org/conference-material/past-event-material/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32306
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author Hosie, Peter
Sharma, A.
Willemyns, M.
Herkenhoff, L.
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description Leaders and managers with high emotional intelligence are often argued to be high job performers.Evidence from the literature is used here to examine the veracity of this claim. Emotional intelligencewas found to be a necessary but not sufficient precondition for improving individual leader andmanagers’ job performance and ultimately organisational productivity. EI is best most appropriatelyconceived of in terms of the abilities concerning the recognition and regulation of emotion in the selfand others. Organisational culture needs to support the application of EI competencies and rewardmanagers and leaders who exhibit socio-economic competencies for this proposition to be supported.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-323062017-01-30T13:30:15Z Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers? Hosie, Peter Sharma, A. Willemyns, M. Herkenhoff, L. Werner Soontiens Leaders and managers with high emotional intelligence are often argued to be high job performers.Evidence from the literature is used here to examine the veracity of this claim. Emotional intelligencewas found to be a necessary but not sufficient precondition for improving individual leader andmanagers’ job performance and ultimately organisational productivity. EI is best most appropriatelyconceived of in terms of the abilities concerning the recognition and regulation of emotion in the selfand others. Organisational culture needs to support the application of EI competencies and rewardmanagers and leaders who exhibit socio-economic competencies for this proposition to be supported. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32306 http://www.anzam.org/conference-material/past-event-material/ ANZAM restricted
spellingShingle Hosie, Peter
Sharma, A.
Willemyns, M.
Herkenhoff, L.
Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers?
title Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers?
title_full Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers?
title_fullStr Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers?
title_full_unstemmed Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers?
title_short Are Leaders and Managers with High Emotional Intelligence Superior Performers?
title_sort are leaders and managers with high emotional intelligence superior performers?
url http://www.anzam.org/conference-material/past-event-material/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32306