1. LEADERSHIP SUCCESS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Joshua Freedman, Jayne Morrison, Andreas Olsson Publication Date: August 6, 2010 ©2010 Six Seconds www.6seconds.orgwww.6seconds.org

2. 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 (www.6seconds.org)

3. 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 (www.6seconds.org) Emotional intelligence is a vital asset for leaders in this region

4. Study Participants

5. EQ vs Life Success n=418, F = 73.22, p <.001 (R square =.58) Source: Six Seconds (www.6seconds.org) 58% of variation in success scores are predicted by EQ

6. Skills for “People-Side” Emotional intelligence (“EQ”) is the capacity to effectively use emotions to make optimal decisions. (Six Seconds, 2001) Source: Six Seconds (www.6seconds.org)

7. Contacts Study contact: Joshua Freedman Middle East contact: Hussein Tawalbeh <hussein@6seconds-me.com Paper: http://www.6seconds.org/blog/2010/08/leadership- success-and-emotional-intelligence-in-the-middle-east Main: www.6seconds.org Middle East: www.6seconds-me.com