What Makes a Leader?, Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
What Makes a Leader?, Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
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What Makes a Leader?
A Leading With Emotional Intelligence Conversation with Jack and Suzy Welch

Author: Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., Jack Welch, Suzy Welch

Narrator: Jack Welch, Suzy Welch

Unabridged: 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/03/2006


Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling authors Daniel Goleman, Jack and Suzy Welch, engage in a powerful discussion of what makes a great leader in this original audio program.

The ideas expressed in Goleman's Emotional Intelligence decades ago have taken on a life of their own. They spurred a movement, with enthusiastic adherents in the business world, in medicine and healthcare, at home, in the field of education and the world at large. Several million people, including business managers, human resource departments, healthcare workers, teachers, parents and students, have applied the ideas and principles expressed in Emotional Intelligence to their fields with tangible and quantifiable results.

Now, in What Makes A Leader?, listeners can learn from the best how to create the environment that helps leadership thrive.

Leading with Emotional Intelligence Conversations is an ongoing dialogue series that begins with luminaries in the field of business. In the world of business, we have only scratched the surface of how principles of emotional intelligence can increase profitability and efficiency in the workplace.

No one knows leadership like Jack Welch. Along with his bestselling co-author and wife, Suzy Welch, he explores with Daniel Goleman what it means to be a great leader, and what essential elements must be present in order for any leadership to be successful. Key elements of emotional intelligence, from self-awareness to the ability to instill core values in a team, are part of that success. Discovering how to nurture emotional intelligence, beginning as early as childhood, plays a crucial role in the ultimate success of any leader.

About Prof. Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., covered behavioral and brain sciences for the New York Times for twelve years and is co-director for the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations at Rutgers University. He has taught at Harvard, his alma mater, and addresses groups and businesses around the world. He is the author of Emotional Intelligence: Working with Emotional Intelligence, and The Meditative Mind, and is co-author of Primal Leadership and Destructive Emotions.

About Jack Welch

Jack Welch began his career with the General Electric Company in 1960, and in 1981 became the company’s eighth chairman and CEO. During his tenure, GE’s market capitalization increased by $400 billion, making it the world’s most valuable corporation. Mr. Welch is currently the head of Jack Welch, LLC, where he serves as an advisor to a small group of Fortune 500 CEOs and speaks to businesspeople and students around the world. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Jack: Straight from the Gut.

About Suzy Welch

Suzy Welch is the former editor of the Harvard Business Review. She attended Harvard University and Harvard Business School, and is the author of numerous articles about leadership, creativity, change, and organizational behavior, and is a contributor to several books about general management. Together, Jack and Suzy wrote the Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller Winning.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on February 26, 2009

Good one. I'm a fan of Daniel Goleman as an emotional intelligence expert. Then you add in Jack and Suzy Welch. It's the perfect combination of practical thoughts + academic ones.......more

Goodreads review by CA Ram on June 20, 2023

What makes a leader? Emotional intelligence skills make you a leader, as per the author Daniel Goleman, apart from possessing technical skills and IQ. Five EI skills are: 1. Self-awareness (Know thyself - a Greek adage); 2. Self-regulation (controlling and redirecting disruptive impulses and moods); 3.......more

Goodreads review by Sergiu on June 18, 2019

I really liked the fact that it emphasized the importance of attention in the work environment, and how different types of attention can influence our next steps. The fact that he explained different styles of leadership, how they work and more importantly when each style is appropriate was a really......more

Goodreads review by Sara on November 27, 2024

Es una excelente introducción a la importancia del desarrollo de la inteligencia emocional cuando se aspira o se tiene un puesto de liderazgo, me impresiona que hace casi más de 12 años de qué coleman publicó sus artículos en diversos foros como LinkedIn y Forbes y los temas siguen siendo la raíz de......more

Goodreads review by Goncalo on March 13, 2024

Muito eficaz no seu propósito, enriquecedor e de boa leitura, muitas boas ideias a tirar deste livro.......more