Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

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Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, Annie McKee
from Harvard Business School Press

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• An Essential Guide for Leadership
  I've read a number of leadership books, and Primal Leadership is among the best I've picked up. Goleman and crew outline a well balanced understanding of the different facets of leadership and the important skill of reading and capitalizing on the emotional state of the organization which one leads. This book is filled with numerous stories and cases where the principles advocated for are illustrated quite nicely.
  This book is worth your time if you are seeking to develop your own leadership... more info

• Best of Goleman
  I have read many of Goleman's books on EQ. Each holds some gems inside lots of fluff. Goleman's premise is emotional competencies (listening, empathy, etc.) form a separate category of intelligence. I can agree with that. Unfortunately, this has become a business franchise for him, so I think he takes it too far. He asserts it is THE defining intelligence of star performers. The thesis is easy to swallow at first, as his books are written in the standard business best-seller sensational journalist... more info

• Primal Leadership
  This is a very intersting book. I am new to leadership and just starting to go through book and I find it with many fascinating ideas.

• IQ, EI or Common Sense?
  Like some of the other reviewers who have written critical reviews of this book, I certainly recognize the merits and importance of the information being presented yet question the necessity of the amount of research and discussion entailed. The business world can certainly be a cutthroat place where tough bosses, competitive coworkers and unreasonable deadlines abound. However, should it really be such a novel idea that, in a leadership role, being nice works? As adults, do we so easily forget the old... more info

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