Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership: A Correlational Study in Telecom Sector of Pakistan

This study investigates a linkage amongst “Transformational leadership (TFL”) and “Emotional Intelligence (EI”) by using a trait model. These two, from the perspective of literature, support each other. Empirical research to validate the results in Pakistani settings were done. The data was gathered from the managers2 of the telecom segment via two standardized instruments “TEIQue-SF” and “MLQ-5X” and distributed via google forms. The study is cross-sectional and quantitative with sample size 440. A stratified sampling method was employed and later the analysis was done using SPSS. Respondents’ socio demographical profile was generated. The reliability of the instruments used was found to be acceptable. Correlation and regression analyses of the data revealed a moderate to the high positive correlation between EI and TFL along with its dimensions. Moreover, the relationship was found to be statistically significant.