The latest research on Emotional
Intelligence by Daniel Goleman (as quoted in Harvard Business Review
1998) identifies
Self Awareness as THE core competency most important
for outstanding leadership.
He also claims that 90% of the
success of outstanding leaders is attributable to emotional
intelligence (EQ), which is twice as important than intellectual
intelligence (IQ).

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summary research article on Emotional Intelligence.
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Emotional
Intelligence, Self Awareness and Leadership presentation
"Amex has run an emotional
competence development program for some 3500 staff over 7 years. Those
who developed emotional intelligence had better performance records
and generated more income than non-participants." (Lynne Sedgmore, Authentic Leadership, Vol 8.11 Spring/Summer 2001)