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There is a relationship between Emotional Intelligence and change leadership competencies. Higgs (2002) compared the characteristics of Emotional Intelligence identified by Higgs and Dulewicz (1999) to the Higgs and Rowland (2000) change leadership competencies (identified above). Based on his review, Higgs concluded that it is feasible to hypothesize a number of relationships between the change leadership competencies and the Emotional Intelligence traits.
In reviewing the proposed relationships between Emotional Intelligence and change leadership competencies, Higgs asserts that there is an over-arching hypothesis that there will be a clear and positive relationship between an individual’s Emotional Intelligence and his or her overall change leadership competencies.
Below, I offer a comparative analysis of the various change leadership competencies and traits identified above, including Emotional Intelligence. To conduct the analysis, I used Higgs and Rowland’s (2000) change competencies as a benchmark. I chose them as a benchmark because they have a substantial research base supporting them, and I think they are the most comprehensive change leadership competencies available.
Next, I created a matrix by listing all of Higgs and Rowland’s change competencies in the left column of the matrix. Then, the authors of the five sets of change leadership traits and competencies described in this article were inserted across the top of the matrix (i.e., Duffy and Reigeluth, Conner, the National Training Center, Kotter, and, Higgs and Dulewicz). Then, I sorted all of the change leadership traits and competencies described above into the cells created by the intersection of Higgs and Rowland’s change leadership competencies and the authors of change leadership traits and competencies. The results are displayed in Table 1.
Duffy and Reigeluth’s change leader traits were the only ones to align with all eight of Higgs and Rowland’s change leadership competencies. All the traits and competencies identified by the remaining authors fit into the matrix, but not all of those competencies and traits aligned with Higgs and Rowland’s competencies.
Higgs&Rowland’s (2000) Change Leadership Competencies |
Table 1: Comparative Analysis of Change Leadership Competencies and Traits | ||||
Duffy&Reigeluth(2008) | Stopper (1999) | National Training Center (2008) | Kotter (1995) | Dulewicz&Higgs (2000)Emotional Intelligence |
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