Impact of Emotional Intelligence and Transformational leadership style on individual effectiveness in the work and family domains

Abstract

The study examined the relationship between Emotional Intelligence as measured by the Ability model and Transformational leadership of a leader in Work and Family domain. Two hundred, middle and senior executives from various organizations completed a battery of Psychological tests, which included Mayer, Salovey and Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test, version 2 (MSCEIT, v.2), Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5X), NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Index of Job Satisfaction and Kanas Parental Satisfaction scale (KPS). In addition, a multi source assessment, involving a subordinate and a superior from Work domain and adolescent child from Family domain was carried out using the MLQ 5X, others rating, leadership effectiveness and satisfaction scales. Correlations analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between Emotional Intelligence and facets of Transformational leadership in Work as well as Family domain. Strategic El emerged as a more relevant scale in the current context. In addition the Big Five personality factors, especially Conscientiousness, Extraversion and Neuroticism emerged as stronger predictors of Transformational Leadership. Furthermore, The Big five also emerged significant predictors of Life satisfaction, Job satisfaction and Parental satisfaction. Leadership effective and satisfaction with the leader was positively related to at least some factors of El with relation to multi source data.The findings are discussed extensively with specific focus on implications in the Indian context and the importance of psychological understanding and interventions in both Work and Family contexts, which are often closely intertwined.Conclusions and recommendations for future research are also discussed. newline