EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEADERSHIP

Abstract

In order to prepare and assist today’s systems
in problem solving and in adapting to
many changes that occur daily, it is necessary
to have capable leaders who would be able to
manage their own emotions in such circumstances.
For that very reason, the basic issue
of this paper is leadership, with a particular
focus on emotional intelligence in leadership.
With regards to the importance of the role the
leaders have for the efficient functioning of
any business system, the purpose of the paper
is to describe various characteristics that
successful leaders require to possess in order
to accomplish positive business results.
On the basis of the analysis and research
conducted, the authors came to certain conclusions
proving that the emotional intelligence
positively affects the success of leaders, and,
consequently, the business success of the entire
company. Such occurrence emphasizes the
importance of emotional intelligence and emotionally
intelligent leaders for operational performance
of various organizational systems.