Overview of Emotional Intelligence as a Leadership Quality for Enhancing Effective Administration of Industrial and Technology Education Programme.

Abstract

This paper gave an overview of emotional intelligence as a leadership quality for enhancing effective administration of industrial and technology education programme. The paper explore the relationship between intelligence quotient and emotional intelligence. The elements and role of of emotional intelligence in leadership as well as the importance of emotional intelligence skills at workplace. The barriers to building emotional intelligence skills were also captured. The major ways to improve emotional intelligence in a leader was also reviewed. Based on the issues reviewed , it was recommended among others that : appointment and nomination of administrators of industrial and technology education programme should be based on adequate possession of the five pillars of emotional intelligence necessary for successful leadership. Selection of leaders in industrial and technology education programme should be based on merit and not man-know-man basis. Also potential leaders of industrial and technology education programme should have clear understanding of emotional intelligence and its application in the workplace.