Regarding the predictive efficacy of the ratings of the cultural levels of understanding emotions, the greater understanding of the emotions of other group members may increase organizational commitment through fostering a climate of empathy or caring. This psychological or emotional tie to workers within the organization may actually be extended to an affective tie to the organization as a whole, leading to greater employee commitment. Again, at the individual level, levels of EI have been previously linked to higher levels of empathy (Ciarrochi, et al., 2000). In the workplace, increased empathy, or understanding of others emotional state, may help team-members to regulate their emotions and achieve workplace goals. Given the identified mediating role of trust in the leader, the ability of group leaders or managers to demonstrate the necessary skills or ability to lead their team, principles and values their team members find acceptable, and appearing to be benevolent towards their team members appears to be a necessary condition for the formation of an emotionally intelligent team. This seems to reinforce the claim that trust is the “emotional glue that can bond people to an organization” (Bennis, 2006, p.139). Through this accepting and trusting culture, driven by the trust employees have in their leaders/managers, employees may feel more committed to the organization as a whole as a consequence of the emotionally intelligent culture trusted managers can embed in their teams through attending to their employee‟s emotions within the workplace.