The Importance of Subordinate Emotional Intelligence Development in the Workplace

ABSTRACT

Rather than focusing exclusively on executive leadership, this study analyzes the significance of emotional intelligence across the entire employee spectrum of organizations. The data from a significant number of studies support the premise that high levels of emotional intelligence are just as critical at the subordinate level of organizations as was originally believed to be for the upper echelon of organizations. No longer should emotional intelligence be considered a tool exclusively for the managers’ toolkit, but rather, it is a tool of resilience, adaptability, and success for all employees throughout the entire organization.

KEYWORDS:

• Emotional intelligence
• subordinate
• leader
• development
• organizational citizenship behaviors
• job satisfaction
• Big Five personality traits
• organizational politics

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.