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Primal Leadership

By: Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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Daniel Goleman's international best seller Emotional Intelligence forever changed our concept of "being smart," showing how emotional intelligence (EI) - how we handle ourselves and our relationships - can determine life success more than IQ. Then, Working with Emotional Intelligence revealed how stellar career performance also depends on EI.

Now, Goleman teams with renowned EI researchers Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee to explore the role of emotional intelligence in leadership. Unveiling neuroscientific links between organizational success or failure and "primal leadership," the authors argue that a leader's emotions are contagious. If a leader resonates energy and enthusiasm, an organization thrives; if a leader spreads negativity and dissonance, it flounders.

Drawing from decades of analysis, the authors show that resonant leaders excel not just through skill and smarts but also by connecting with others, using EI competencies such as empathy and self-awareness. And they employ up to six leadership styles - from visionary to coach to pacesetter - fluidly interchanging them as the situation demands. The program no leader in any walk of life can afford to miss, this unforgettable work transforms the art of leadership into the science of results.

©2002 Daniel Goleman (P)2002 Audio Renaissance, a Division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC

Featured Article: 55+ Powerful and Inspiring Quotes to Guide Your Leadership Journey


What makes a great leader? While leadership styles vary, most experts agree that the best leaders have key characteristics in common. Gathered from a wide range of audiobooks—classic novels, management guides, sci-fi thrillers, political memoirs, and more—this collection of quotes reinforces and reflects on seven hallmarks of every great leader. These quotes offer insights to help you develop core leadership qualities and rise to the calling.

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meh

good ideas in the book but I struggled to finish. This book could've been cut in half and still had the same effect.

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Good content, hard to listen to

I think that the book has a lot of good content, but I found it hard to get into--the first 3 chapters didn't seem to say much, the next few were excellent, but after a few hours it seemed to get repetitive. If I lost my place it was very difficult to find it again because I felt like I'd heard all of it before.

I plan on listening to it again, only this time I'm going to break it down into smaller pieces which I'll listen to over a period of a month or two. The content is good, the narrator is fine, but the book seemed a repetitive and drawn out to me.

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Highly recommended book on Emotional Intelligence

This is a must listen book for any person who is a leader or anyone involved in developing current and future leaders. It is easy to understand and very insightful.

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Great tool for self development

I almost liked all research, examples, and success and failure stories
Great book to read over and over again

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Loved the different leader styles and tips

I knew emotions were contagious but this really put things into prospective in leadership. Thanks for the hope that leaders can learn more emotional intelligence and the steps to do so! I feel emboldened and have work to do!

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Very good material

The information presented is tough to get through in audible form. I have the book as well and with the two forms, it is more manageable. The performance was fine but because of the topic, I found my mind wandering at times. I intend to listen to this again as I think it takes several reads to digest fully. I am a big believer in emotional intelligence and this book gives great in-depth insight into EQ. Definitely recommend.

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Great book!

The book was good. The pauses were too long and it was read too slow. Speed it up to 1.25 and its almost right.

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how to heard cats, well resorced

A great book for those looking to change culture of organizations starting with themselves. The resources cited provide more about next steps and self reflection.

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great read for leaders wishing to grow & improve<br />

I loved this book. It is inspirational and filled with practical information for leaders or anyone wishing to become a leader.

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Lessons learned, wisdom gained

This was an exceptional book! I thoroughly enjoyed it and loved the different example of issue leader May face and how to handle it. I gained invaluable knowledge. Thank You very much for taking the time to create this masterpiece.

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