Leader 2 Leadership - Emotional Intelligence

Leader 2 Leadership - Emotional Intelligence: "Is emotional Intelligence just about being a people person?
There are so many successful leaders with so many different styles, how can they all be right? Is there a common thread that helps make these people great leaders?

I have been looking around me at work and there are a number of people with attributes I admire, but it was not till I read the article that I realised the common attribute. These people all showed what Goleman refers to as emotional intelligence."