Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Authentic Leadership

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IS AN IMPORTANT
PREREQUISITE OF AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Emotional Intelligence skill ........................................................................................................3
Authentic leadership and importance of emotional skill...........................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Leadership is one of the most important skill that allows an individual in order to give
direction to other people. This ability also contribute in enhancing personality of an individual
that contributes in gaining higher position in company. The report will discuss the importance of
emotional intelligence skill and the way it contributes in developing leadership abilities. Along
with this, it will also depict about authentic leadership.
MAIN BODY
Leadership can be defined as an ability of an individual to guide other people so that it
can accomplish the organizational goals in limited frame of time. It is one of the most
important skill that need to be posses by an individual in order to improve overall personality.
Along with this, to enhance this ability leader need to make balance between various other
skills like communication, emotional intelligence and interpersonal abilities. In addition to this,
technical skill can contribute in gaining the promotion within organization but in order to
aspire people there should be an emotional element that need to be considers (Alshammari and
et.al., (2020)). Moreover, it also helps in managing stress, giving feedback and most
importantly collaborating with others.
Moreover, emotional intelligence is defined as an ability to manage and understand emotions
while working. In simple words it can be described as to have control over emotions as well as
recognize and influence others. This term was first introduce in year 1990 by John Mayer
and phycologist Daniel Goleman. Although Dramićanin, (2019), has stated that mos effective
leadership have high degree of IQ, technical skill and emotional intelligence. This help them in
gaining the higher position in the organization. Along with this, emotional intelligence has
been the must have skill over the years and it is also known as EQ. It is stronger predictor of
performance and in many surveys it has been found that people that have this skill are more
likely to stay calm in pressure, solving conflicts and have good relation with other peers.
Wang and et.al., Xie, (2020), has defined that there are four components of emotional
intelligence such as self awareness, Self management, social awareness and relationship
management. Although these four ability are important as it contributes in making effective
emotional intelligence skill. Along with this, all this skills is very much important for leader so
that it can inspire people and help the in guiding other people. Self awareness is an ability to
understand the strength and weakness but it also helps in analysing the emotions and it effects

Emotional intelligence
is an important
prerequisite of
authentic leadership

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Emotional intelligence is an important prerequisite of authentic leadership.........................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
Online...................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Emotional intelligence is the process that depict the ability to understand, manage and also
having the effective use of own emotions within the positive manner in terms of relieving the
stress, empathise with others, communicate effectively, defuse conflict and overcome challenges.
It is helpful to develop the strong relationship, succeed at the work and school and also achieve
their own personal and professional goals. Further, emotional intelligence is also useful in terms
of connecting with the feelings, make informed decisions, turn intentions into actions regarding
what matters the most (Böck & Lange, (2018)). High emotional intelligence helps in directing
the social complexities of the workplace and motivate others in their career. The uncontrolled
emotions and stress leads to impact the mental health so; it is important for an employee to have
healthy mental condition to perform their assigned task efficiently. The following essay leads to
cover the importance about the prerequisite of authentic leadership with suitable examples.
MAIN BODY
Emotional intelligence is an important prerequisite of authentic leadership
According to the perspective of Kruse, (2013), Authentic leaders are the one who are self-
actualised and also aware of their strengths, limitations and emotions. They also represent their
real side to their followers and do not act as one way within the private and public and also do
not hide their mistakes and weaknesses due to the fear of looking weak. These leaders also
realise that being self-actualised in an endless path that never get complete. Emotional
intelligence is essential within the leadership as the most effective leaders are all same the
critical manner as they all have the high degree regarding the knowing factors of emotional
intelligence. According to the various researchers, emotional intelligence is the strongest
predictor of the overall performance and the employees with high emotional intelligence are