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This study sought to determine the relationship between leadership and managerial practices from over 615,395 respondents at 83 U.S. Federal agencies. The theoretical framework was informed by Goleman’s theory, the Bar-On model theory, and identified a research gap that could be addressed through emotional intelligence (EI) by calculating the standard deviation of positive responses between 2015 and 2019. The research established the mean for the respondent’s views on leadership and managerial practices was 51.53. The standard deviation for the respondents was 11.78. Thus, revealing an increase in positive responses among employees and identified that EI improves leadership and managerial practices.
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Gransberry, C.K. How Emotional Intelligence Promotes Leadership and Management Practices. Public Organiz Rev 22, 935–948 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-021-00550-4
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