Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership

Abstract

Emotional intelligence (EI) turns out to be one of the most indispensable elements of leadership and of those managerial positions since it refers to the way in which we perceive our own and other people's emotions within different environments. There are different theories that have contributed to the development of this concept, however, Daniel Goleman, named EI's father, focused on these investigations as an essential part of leadership. Nowadays, it is considered important to know the leadership styles to prevent corruption, since each person who performs the functions of a leader adopts a different style depending on the needs of the company or the behavior of its followers; transformational leadership (TL) is one that motivates its followers to have a broader vision by creating an environment favorable to organizational change with an innovative attitude, in addition, these leaders inspire to create a better future. The purpose of this research is to discover how EI influences the profile of a manager with the characteristics, thus avoiding corruption in organizations.