Emotional Intelligence And Transformational Leadership

Transformational leaders develop followers by creating a direction for them to follow, yet giving them the freedom to control their own behavior. These leaders are charismatic, visionary, inspirational, and intellectually stimulating. But how do they become so special to those who follow them and so effective in their jobs? And - with all of the attention focused on the links between Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and leadership recently - do transformational leaders even use EQ?.