Dereje Abi (PhD)Selamawit Amha2023-12-082023-12-082023-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/421The major objective of this study was studying the effect of leader’s emotional inetligence on the motivation of employees of Bank of Abyssinia. The researcher collected data from employees and managers of the bank by distributing questionnaires which was used to measure their agreement and disagreement on factors identified by researcher. The study employed both descriptive and explanatory research design. On the other hand, the study employed quantitative research approach. The total population for this study was 2361 staff employees and managers. Accordingly, the study allowed 400 employees and maanegrs from the central district to take part in the study as sample size drawn from the total population. The study also employed stratified and simple random sampling technique. Overall 400 questionnaires were distributed to respondents and 384(96%) of them properly filled and returned.The result from descriptive analysis shows that leader’s in the bank acquire good level of self-awareness and self-management competencies while their social awareness and relationship management competencies labeled as average. The findings also show that the level of motivation of employees in the bank is not satisfactory. Regression analysis of the study yielded that self-awareness competencies and social awareness competencies have positive and significant effect on employee’s motivation while self-management and relationship management competences found to have negative and significant effect on the motivation employees in the bank. The study recommended that Bank of Abyssinia should add an EI training program in boosting and leaders’ and employees’ emotional competenciesen-USThesis