The relationship between emotional intelligence and tranformational leadership among employees at Lipis District Council, Kuala Lipis, Pahang / Wan Nur Syazana Zakaria

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between emotional
intelligence and transformational leadership in the Lipis District Council. This study
is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational
leadership among employees. The questionnaires had been distributed to the
employees in the Lipis District Council. The questionnaire is divided into few
questions. The questionnaire is a combination of the closed ended question with
optional answer by using five-point Likert Scale item: 1 = Strongly Disagree (SD), 2
= Disagree (D), 3 = Neutral (N), 4 = Agree (A), 5 = Strongly Agree (SA). A total of
15 respondents from the total of 137 population was selected for a pilot test. 103
respondents were selected using Convenient Sampling Technique from the remaining
122 respondents. After collecting the questionnaire from the respondents, the data
was analysed using Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.
Based on the findings, there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and
transformational leadership among employees in the Lipis District Council. The
researcher suggested a few recommendations that could be used by the organization
and for future research.