The relationship between emotional intelligence and the practices of servant leadership in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The current study aimed to identify the relationship between emotional intelligence and servant leadership practices among health sector employees in the Asir region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Emotional intelligence was studied as an independent variable and servant leadership as a dependent variable. This study also investigates the relationship between emotional intelligence and the four dimensions of servant leadership: (conceptual skills/empowerment, emotional processing and care for others, and community development. The descriptive analytical approach was used, and the questionnaire tool was applied to collect data from the study population. A random sample representative of the study population was selected. The sample size was 360 employees of the General Directorate of Health Affairs in Bisha Governorate, and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program was used to analyze the data. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: There is a statistically significant relationship between emotional intelligence and servant leadership practices in the health sector in Bisha Governorate. The results indicated that emotional intelligence is linked to the dimensions of servant leadership (conceptual skills/empowerment, emotional processing, caring for others, and community development), which indicates the importance of leaders possessing emotional intelligence skills to effectively implement the servant leadership approach. The results indicate that developing emotional intelligence skills among leaders Enhances their ability to practice servant leadership methods in managing health organizations. The study also reached a set of practical recommendations that will help leaders in the health sector to achieve goals effectively. Several scientific recommendations for future research and conclusions were also addressed.