LEADERSHIP SUCCESS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Joshua Freedman, Jayne Morrison, Andreas Olsson Publication Date: August 6, 2010 ©2010 Six Seconds
Study 418 leaders in business in the United Arab Emirates SEI assessment for EQ LS survey of success factors such as effectiveness, influence, career success) Source: Six Seconds (
Key Findings Over 58% of variation in success is predicted by EQ. Among entrepreneurs, 70% of variation in success is predicted by EQ. Source: Six Seconds ( Emotional intelligence is a vital asset for leaders in this region
Study Participants
EQ vs Life Success n=418, F = 73.22, p <.001 (R square =.58) Source: Six Seconds ( 58% of variation in success scores are predicted by EQ
Skills for “People-Side” Emotional intelligence (“EQ”) is the capacity to effectively use emotions to make optimal decisions. (Six Seconds, 2001) Source: Six Seconds (
Contacts Study contact: Joshua Freedman Middle East contact: Hussein Tawalbeh Paper: success-and-emotional-intelligence-in-the-middle-east Main: Middle East: