I would agree, but about 1/5th of CEOs are psycopaths, as opposed to the 1/100 in the general population[0]. While emotional intelligence may help in some fields, such as employee retention, it’s not universally related to success. Additionally, EI doesn’t map well to psychopaths and similar disorders due to EI being a measure of how well you conform rather than a measure of what you truly feel[1].

[0] - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/201... | https://archive.is/3jHZV [1] - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unique-everybody-els... | https://archive.is/Z2Oif