Cheap DVDs, books, CDs & Games

Search:

Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

By: Richard E Boyatzis
Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: MacMillan Audio
ISBN: 1559277440
ISBN-13: 9781559277440
Released: 01 Jan 2005
RRP: £20.00
Average Rating:

Customer Reviews

Enlightening common sense - By: ilm, 02 Jul 2008
This audio CD (alll 7 of them!) were a real inspiration to me. I will no doubt be listening to them again & again to consolidate & build on the application of Emotional Intelligence. What makes this so captivating is the regular examples of leadership styles within organisations. I have already recommended this audio CD/book to friends & colleagues.
Excellent Summary of the Important Thinking - By: Mr. Ross Maynard, 05 Dec 2007
In many ways this audio CD is better than the book it is based on. Goleman's writing style can be stodgy, but his audio presentation is very good & it is great to hear the author emphasising the lessons that he thinks are important. Buy this if you use EI in business.
It's 'The New Leaders' with a different title - By: Andy Smith, 09 Oct 2007
It reallly is - it's the American edition of the same book! So don't buy it if you already have 'The New Leaders' - which is an excellent book by the way.
So Obvious, So Difficult, and Yet So Essential - By: Robert Morris, 25 Sep 2005
Perhaps you have already read one or both of Daniel Goleman's previous books, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ for Character, Health, & Lifelong Achievement (1995) & Working with Emotional Intelligence (1998). If not, I presume to suggest that you do so before reading this volume in which Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, & Annie McKee develop in much greater depth & with much wider application many of the same core concepts introduced in those earlier works. In fact, as the authors explain in the Preface, this book goes far beyond two articles which appeared even earlier in the Harvard Business Review ("What Makes a Leader" & "Leadership That Gets Results") "to advance a new concept: primal leadership. The fundamental task, we argue, is to prime good feelings in those they lead. That occurs when a leader creates [italics] resonance -- a reservoir of positivity that frees the best in people. At its root, then, the primal job of leadership is emotional."

Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee carefully organize their material within Three Parts: The Power of Emotional Intelligence, Making Leaders, & Building Emotional Intelligent Organizations. The insights, strategies, & tactics provided are alll based on the authors' several decades of real-world experience with alll manner of organizations as well as on insights gained through direct & extensive contact with various leaders. In the final chapter, the authors observe: "In sum, the best leadership programs [ones which focus on the process of talent development] are designed for culture, competencies, & even spirit. They adhere to the principles of self-directed change & use a multifaceted approach to the learning & development process itself that focuses on the individual, team, & organization." I am reminded of what the Mahatma Gandhi once asserted: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." What should be the defining values throughout the inevitably difficult change process?

Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee are absolutely certain that the most effective leaders "are more values-driven, more flexible & informal, & more open & frank than leaders of old. They are more connected to people & to networks. More especiallly, they exude resonance: They have genuine passion for their mission, & that passion is contagious. Their enthusiasm & excitement spread spontaneously, invigorating those they lead. And resonance is the key to primal leadership." Does alll this describe the kind of person you wish to follow? If so, then become the same kind of leader for others to follow.

Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to check out James O'Toole's The Executive Compass, David Maister's Practice What You Preach, David Whyte's The Heart Aroused, & Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan's Execution: The Discipline of Getting Results.