Enhancing Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence: Why Mindfulness?

Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness

Why Emotional Intelligence Needs a Fluid Component

There is something intuitively appealing and " right " about the idea of emotional intelligence (EI), but what is that something? Before we can answer this question, and especially before we raise issues about what exactly the construct of EI is or ought to be and the problem of how to measure it, it will be helpful to address the question of how to characterize the presupposed notion of " emot...

Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Decision Making by Leaders

Emotional Intelligence is the aggregate of abilities, competencies and skills that represent a collection of knowledge meant for coping with life effectively. Thus it is closely related to the personal and professional growth of the individuals who have to take decisions under stressful and difficult situations. The aim of the present study is to explore the impact of emotional intelligence on ...

Dispositional mindfulness and perceived stress: The role of emotional intelligence

The present study examined the relationships between dispositional mindfulness, emotional intelligence and perceived stress using self-report measures. We administered the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), the Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS), and the Perceive Stress Scale (PPS) to a nonclinical sample of Chinese adults (n = 380). The results showed that mindfulness was pos...

A Multilevel Analysis of Relationships Between Leaders' and Subordinates' Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Outcomes

The present study examined relationships between leaders’ emotional intelligence (EI) and subordinates’ emotion and work attitudes and between leaders’ and subordinates’ EI and work outcomes. School directors and educators completed measures of EI, affect at work, job satisfaction, and burnout. A series of multilevel analyses found that leaders’ use of emotion was positively related to subordin...