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Primal Leadership

Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

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Primal Leadership

By: Daniel Goleman Ph.D., Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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Summary

Daniel Goleman's international bestseller Emotional Intelligence changed our concept of "being smart," proving that emotional intelligence—how we handle ourselves and our relationships—matters more than IQ or technical skill in educational success. His next bestseller, Working with Emotional Intelligence, proved that career success also depends primarily on emotional intelligence.

Now, Goleman teams with Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, experts on emotional intelligence research, to explore the consequences of emotional intelligence for leaders and organizations. The authors argue that a leader's emotions are contagious, and must resonate energy and enthusiasm if an organization is to thrive.

Through analyses and examples, the authors show that resonant leaders excel not just through industry savvy but by leveraging emotional intelligence competencies like empathy and self-awareness. They also adopt varying leadership styles—from visionary to coaching to commanding—as the situation demands.

Identifying the ways in which resonant leadership can be learned, the authors show how leaders can groom personal and organizational emotional intelligence to ignite outstanding performance. This audiobook transforms the art of leadership into the science of results.

 Leadership Management Management & Leadership Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Business Intelligence
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“Vivid examples from the authors' consulting practice make the program move along quickly. Going beyond academic thinking, the authors offer many suggestions on how to apply their ideas to various companies with different needs and internalized histories. Paced here for easy comprehension, the audio is a reminder that all team efforts are more effective when every person on the team is respected and guided with informed authority.” —AudioFile
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A great book with practical application and a structured process for improving organisational leadership capabilities and culture.

one of the best leadership books I've read

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Really enjoyed the content of this book. It resonated with my experience. Looking forward to putting it into practice. Will have to get a hard copy of the book and read it a few times to absorb all the great advice to action. Thank you for this work. This book, Dare to Lead by Brene Brown and The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni are the best books I've read and implemented from relating to leadership and organisational health and success.

Valuable Wisdom

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Excellent book with slots of relevant real world examples where leaders have won. Covers many different thoughts on effective leadership

Thought provoking

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Love Daniel Golemans work. So interesting and useful examples given to put into action. We’ll recommended

EQ in leadership

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Great hearing about these new concepts and see how well they fit into many areas in need of change in our own organisation where an answer to our problems just didn't seem to exist. Just found some ideas a little hard to grasp, but overall a great book.

Life Changing

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