Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman (Author), Annie Mckee (Author), Daniel Goleman (Author), Richard E. Boyatzis (Author)

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2004
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Just as Goleman's first book redefined intelligence, his new treatise...reassesses what makes a great leader. - Time magazine. Daniel Goleman has done it again! ...a fascinating account of how emotions are at the heart of effective leadership. This book is a gem. - David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University. Drawing from decades of research within world-class organizations, the authors show that great leaders - whether CEOs or managers, coaches or politicians - excel not just through skill and smarts, but by connecting with others using Emotional Intelligence competencies like empathy and self-awareness. The best leaders, they show, have resonance -a powerful ability to drive emotions in a positive direction to get results-and can fluidly interchange among a variety of leadership styles as the situation demands. Groundbreaking and timely, this book reveals the new requirements of successful leadership.

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"Just as Goleman's first book redefined intelligence, his new treatise...reassesses what makes a great leader." -"Time" magazine. "Daniel Goleman has done it again! ...a fascinating account of how emotions are at the heart of effective leadership. This book is a gem." - David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University. Drawing from decades of research within world-class organizations, the authors show that great leaders - whether CEOs or managers, coaches or politicians - excel not just through skill and smarts, but by connecting with others using Emotional Intelligence competencies like empathy and self-awareness. The best leaders, they show, have "resonance"-a powerful ability to drive emotions in a positive direction to get results-and can fluidly interchange among a variety of leadership styles as the situation demands. Groundbreaking and timely, this book reveals the new requirements of successful leadership.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 01 Mar 2004
ISBN 10: 1591391849
ISBN 13: 9781591391845

Media Reviews

Named one of the Best Leadership Books of All Time - Inc. Magazine (inc.com)
Just as Goleman's first book redefined intelligence, his new treatise...reassesses what makes a great leader. - TIME Magazine.
Daniel Goleman has done it again! ...a fascinating account of how emotions are at the heart of effective leadership. This book is a gem. - David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University.

Named one of the Best Leadership Books of All Time - Inc. Magazine (inc.com)

Just as Goleman's first book redefined intelligence, his new treatise...reassesses what makes a great leader. - TIME Magazine.

Daniel Goleman has done it again! ...a fascinating account of how emotions are at the heart of effective leadership. This book is a gem. - David Gergen, Director, Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University.

Author Bio

Daniel Goleman is founder of Emotional Intelligence Services and works on leadership transformation with Hay/McBer of Boston. A psychologist who for many years reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times, Dr. Goleman previously was a visiting faculty member at Harvard. Richard E. Boyatzis is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Chair of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Annie McKee is CEO of a Philadelphia-based consulting firm specializing in developing global EI leadership programs. She also serves on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.