Emotional Intelligence, By Kotze And Venter

In examining emotional intelligence one must understand what exactly it means. Emotional intelligence is the ability to express, control and recognize one’s own emotions while also being able to handle interpersonal relationships with empathy (Kotze & Venter). Emotional intelligence on the surface may seem like an inherent talent or trait but as Kotze and Venter explain in their study it can be a learned and measureable trait. Emotional intelligence looks at an individuals management skill set as a whole to assess capacity. Traits such as personality, mood, motivation, and other seemingly genetic qualities do contribute to emotional intelligence but the actual skill can be developed and learned despite what one is “given”. The article by Kotze and Venter relates to a study performed in an effort to prove or deny that emotional intelligence has a direct relationship with leadership effectiveness. Leadership effectiveness differentiates itself from leadership in that it is a measureable of the success of leadership as a process (Kotze & Venter). Research exists to support and deny claims that the two are directly related but after reading this

In terms of the emotional intelligence skill of adaptability environmental organization, vision formulation and sharing, preparing the organization for implementing the vision, and implementing the vision showed to be the largest precursors of leadership effectiveness (Kotze & Venter). Other strong emotional intelligence indicators of leadership effectiveness were problem solving, stress tolerance, self-awareness, and empathy (Kotze & Venter). The relation of these qualities of a manager to the perception of leadership effectiveness creates an undeniable correlation between the two. The results of this study provide evidence that the definition of emotional intelligence is identical to employees and manager’s view of the