The Impact of Emotional Intelligence, Managerial Intelligence, and Transformational Leadership on Multidimensional Public Project Success

Abstract

The project manager's role and influence on the project's overall outcome have fascinated many academicians, researchers, and practitioners. The project manager's leadership and human skills play a vital role in the project's outcome; therefore, it is imperative for these competencies to be identified, learned, and leadership styles to be adopted. This study aims to define the most relevant competencies to multi-dimensional project success and their interrelationship. The quantitative method was used by applying a survey to project managers and team members working in the public sector of Pakistan. The results suggest that a combination of emotional, managerial intelligence, and transformational leadership are stronger predictors of multi-dimensional public project success. This study has shown that management and leadership need to be integrated to achieve better results. Project managers need to combine soft and hard skills, leadership competencies, and management to engage with people and be effective in terms of processes, tasks, and objectives.