Emotional intelligence as a resource for creative leadership

Modern approaches to leadership can be roughly divided into leadership in situations of stability and instability. Leadership in situations of instability implies both the specific properties of emotional intelligence and creative social identity. Most research is focused only on the relationship between leadership and emotional intelligence but does not pay enough attention to the social identity of a leader. Aim. The paper aims to reveal the differences in the expression of the components of emotional intelligence in leaders and ordinary group members depending on the presence or absence of identity with the creator role. Materials and methods. An experimental situation was created that simulated the uncertainty of assessment in competitive learning activity. The method of ROSSTL by V.G. Gryazeva-Dobshinskaya et al. was used for the assessment of social-role identity. The sociometry method by J.L. Moreno was applied to identify leaders in the group. The method of D.V. Lyusin was used for the assessment of emotional intelligence of leaders and group members. The groups were compared with the Mann-Whitney U test. Results. Leaders with the creator role in their social-role identity are able to better understand and manage emotions of their group members. Group members with the creator role in their social-role identity are able to better manage their own and others' emotions. Conclusion. The features of emotional intelligence of leaders and group members with different levels of the creator role in their social-role identity were found.