8. Is it appropriate? Emotions<br />Leadership can be perceived as a particularly emotion-laden process, entwined with the influence process. The leader's mood has some effects on the group described in 3 levels: <br />Leaders transmit their moods to other group members through the mechanism of emotional contagion.<br />The tone of the group an aggregate of the moods of the individual members of the group.<br />Public expressions of mood impact how group members think and act. When people experience and express mood, they send signals to others. Leaders signal their goals, intentions, and attitudes through their expressions of moods. Expressions of positive moods by leaders signal progress toward goals to be good. The members respond to those signals.<br />Behavior is a source for positive and negative emotions at work. The leader creates situations and events that lead to emotional response. Since employee behavior and productivity are directly affected by their emotional states, it is imperative to consider emotional responses to leaders. <br />Emotional intelligence, the ability to understand and manage moods and emotions in the self and others, contributes to effective leadership in organizations.<br />Leadership is about being responsible.<br />