Respond to the following discussion questions: Provide substantive comments by contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources; building on the remarks or questions of others; or sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences Make sure your writing is clear, concise, and organized; demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Discussion #1 Based on the Brown and Moshavi (2005) article, examine the linkage between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Transformational Leadership (TL). Analyze the impact of a leader's emotional intelligence on transformational leadership. Identify and discuss three examples of positive emotions that impact transformational leadership In order to examine the linkage between and EI and TL, one must first have an understanding of what each of these terms means. EI is a type of social intelligence that should not be confused with general intelligence or a leader’s knowledge as it relates to a particular job or skill-set. Rather, EI is the ability to monitor emotions – both one’s own and the emotions of others, analyze those emotions, and use the deduced information to guide future thinking, actions and decisions. Bown and Moshavi advocate that individuals who have levels of emotional intelligence are able to “perceive emotion, to integrate it in though, to understand it, and to manage it.” TL is one in which a leader works with followers to determine what needs to be change. The leader works to yield change in an organization through inspiration and working with committed followers to execute this change. The article suggests that there could be a relationship between EI and TL. This makes sense as the traits of emotionally intelligent people should naturally work in concert with the three major facets of transformational leadership (individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, and inspirational motivation). The article highlighted some interesting thoughts about the EI-TL relationship such as whether or not an increased level of EI would cause a person to be more prone to executing the transformational leadership style, the attributes of one with increased EI may help a leader maintain an interactive relationship between EI and TL. And, of course, there is the possibility that EI and TL are independent. In this case, EI would be directly responsible with outcomes and the chosen leadership approach would have no effect. I believe that in order for a leader to be truly transformational, his/her leadership qualities must be rooted in high levels of EI. Three positive emotions that can impact transformational leadership are: 1) Positive Attitude – Positive attitudes can be infectious. The positive attitudes of transformational leaders can help encourage followers to reach their full potential. 2) Positive In ...