Director of Organisational Development (OCTC) for the Australian Taxation Office (Australia). David Rosete David Rosete is Director of Organisational Development (OCTC) for the Australian Taxation Office. He also lecturers at postgraduate and undergraduate level within the Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong where he is currently completing his PhD research in the area of leadership effectiveness and emotional intelligence. He holds a BA in psychology (UOW) and a Masters in organisational psychology (University New South Wales). Session Information: A Leaders Edge - What Attributes Make an Effective Leader? Key Concepts: Examination of an ability measure of EI (MSCEIT V2) and how it can be successfully applied to an organizational setting. While there appears to be an overabundance of leadership research we are still no closer to understanding what is required to be an effective leader. Questions still remain around why some leaders who are clearly intelligent and experienced are not always successful in dealing with environmental demands and life in general. This paper presents the findings of a recent study that investigated the relationship between emotional intelligence (MSCEIT V2), personality (16PF5), cognitive intelligence (WASI) and objective measures of leadership effectiveness in senior executives (N = 120) within a large public service organisation. Delegates who attend this presentation will learn the latest research on the relationship between EI and leadership effectiveness, how to apply EI to the use of identify leadership potential, particularly in regards to the creation of internal talent pools.