A New Era of Leadership: Emotional Intelligence, Self-Reflection, Agility

Cheong Yu Wei, Nurhafizah Zainal

Abstract


The concept of leadership evolves over time. Therefore, specific characteristics or skills required by leaders today especially those that working in the fast moving technologies, highly developed economic, dynamic and turbulence business environment such as in Singapore. This study aims to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence, self-reflection, and agility toward new era leadership. This study applied quantitative method. Data was collected through questionnaire among 300 managers in 10 different organizations in Singapore. Pearson correlation and multiple regression were used to analyse the data by using SPSS software. The findings suggested that emotional intelligence, self-reflection, and agility have positive significant relationship toward new era leadership

Keywords


New era leader; Emotional intelligence;Self-reflection; Agility; Singapore

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