Paper Title
Impact of Leaders’ Intrapersonal Competencies on Employees’job Satisfaction

Abstract
In this study, the quantitative research method was used to determine the employees’ perceptionsof their leaders’ intrapersonal competenciesand theirinfluence on their job satisfaction; the six competencies being self-awareness, self-confidence, self-expression, self-control, adaptability, and optimism.Employees who are satisfied at their place of work rate their leaders’ intrapersonal competencies as being high. They also believe that a leader’s intrapersonal competencies influence their sense of job satisfaction. Employees who indicate that they are unhappy at their place of work rate their leaders’ intrapersonal competencies as being low. They also believe that a leader’s intrapersonal intelligence influence their feeling of job satisfaction. The leader’s appropriate intrapersonal competencies are crucial to the creation of a motivated and satisfied employee team. All of the competencies of leaders identified in this study can therefore be described as intervening variables that influence an employee’s sense of job satisfaction. The number of responses that indicate that each of the intrapersonal competencies of a leader that will have an influence on an employee’s sense of job satisfaction, ranges from 93% (a leader’s sense of self-awareness) to 99% (a leader’s ability to be adaptable). As the responses are significantly similar, it can be stated that the respondents indicate that all the intrapersonal competencies of a leader can influence an employee’s sense of job satisfaction. This research makes a useful contribution to comprehend the intrapersonal competencies of leaders in their organizations. However, more research needs to be done on the competencies identified in this study. Keywords - Leaders’Intrapersonal Competencies; Emotionally Intelligent Leaders; Employees’ Job Satisfaction