The relevance of research into the relationships between social intelligence and leadership in the learning environment is currently very high, especially in the context of the development of learning and teaching approaches in scientific doctrine. Thus, it can be established that the article aims to determine the dependence and consequently the relationship between the category of social intelligence and leadership directly in the educational sphere. To carry out the research and achieve the goal, the paper used various scientific and methodological tools, including functional and systemic approaches, and also the method of analysis and synthesis, comparison, deduction, and generalization. After conducting the research, the article obtained several important results, which, in turn, fully reveal both the theoretical and practical essence of the issue under study. In particular, the first includes the analysis of basic general theoretical concepts, their properties, and attributes, which allowed us to characterize the object of research. The second component focused on the direct interaction and its result, which is reflected in the process of socialization of the subject and his psychological and emotional state. The practical value of the article lies in the fact that its substantive content is an important source for future in-depth study of this issue and can also be used in methodological teaching materials for teachers.