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First Look: Leadership Books for January 2024

Leading Blog

Optimal : How to Sustain Personal and Organizational Excellence Every Day by Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss There are moments when we achieve peak performance: An athlete plays a perfect game; a business has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance?

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Business is a Laughing Matter

Lead Change Blog

Emotional Intelligence author and expert, Daniel Goleman,(EQ author/expert), states “Research on humor at work reveals that a well-timed joke or playful laughter can stimulate creativity, open lines of communication, enhance a sense of connection and trust, and, of course make work more fun”.

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042: 3 Ways to Become a Resonant Leader | with Richard Boyatzis

Engaging Leader

His books include The Competent Manager ; the international best-seller Primal Leadership with Daniel Goleman and Annie McKee (in 28 languages); Resonant Leadership with Annie McKee (in 18 languages); and Becoming a Resonant Leader with Annie McKee and Fran Johnston (in 7 languages). How can a leader avoid “CEO disease”?

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Keeping Your Balance

Cooperperson

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, provides an answer with his term Amygdala Hijack. Of course, you can choose any silly words you like, but the suggestion is brilliant! Eventually, we’ll have to clean it up. So why do we do it?

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Keeping Your Balance

Cooperperson

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, provides an answer with his term Amygdala Hijack. Of course, you can choose any silly words you like, but the suggestion is brilliant! Eventually, we’ll have to clean it up. So why do we do it?

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Kevin Allen: Second interview, by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He spent over two decades on the front lines of business development at the top of advertising giants McCann-WorldGroup, the Interpublic Group and Lowe Worldwide and is recognized as […].

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25 Questions (and answers) From LinkedIn Members About Leadership Development

Great Leadership By Dan

Yes, according to Daniel Goleman. In designing a Leadership 101 course for new managers, what do you feel should be the main topics to be included (- Presuming a 5 day course)? Feel free to provide your own answers (or questions) in the comments section, or disagree with mine. To Help Others Develop, Start With Yourself.