What is emotional intelligence (EI)?It is the capacity to recognise our feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well for ourselves and relationships (Goleman, 1998).How is EI related to leadership?EI is a predictor of leadership performance (Bar-On, 2006)Emotional (and social) competencies were found to be twice as important in contributing to excellence as pure intellect and expertise; [and] emotional competence is particularly central to leadership, whose essence is to get others to do their jobs more effectively (Goleman, 1998)ReferencesBar-on, R. (2006). The Bar-On EQ-i leadership user’s guide. Multi-Health Systems Inc: TorontoGoleman, D. (1998). Working with emotional intelligence. Bantam Books: NY