Harvard Business Review on What Makes a Leader

by Daniel Goleman, Michael Maccoby, Thomas Davenport

The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. From the preeminent thinkers whose work has defined an entire field to the rising stars who will redefine the way we think about business, here are the leading minds and landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious businesspeople in organizations around the globe.
The latest thinking in the field of leadership is collected in this volume. With all-new articles published in the last three years and two articles from leadership guru, Daniel Goleman, this collection is a must have for CEOs and top level managers. The volume also pays special attention to leadership succession issues.

Genres: Leadership, Management, Business, Self Help, Nonfiction

210 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2001

About the author

Author of Emotional Intelligence and psychologist Daniel Goleman has transformed the way the world educates children, relates to family and friends, and conducts business. The Wall Street Journal ranked him one of the 10 most influential business thinkers.

Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence was on The New York Times best sellers list for a year-and-a-half. Named one of the 25 "Most Influential Business Management Books" by TIME, it has been translated into 40 languages. The Harvard Business Review called emotional intelligence (EI) “a revolutionary, paradigm-shattering idea.”

Goleman’s new book, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, argues that attention — a fundamental mental ability for success — has come under siege. Leadership that gets results demands a triple focus: on our inner world so we can manage ourselves; on others, for our relationships; and on the outer forces that shape our organizations and society itself.

His more recent books include The Brain and Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence - Selected Writings.

Reviews

[Mithra Rajah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great summary of why emotional intelligence matters, and how to grow it

[Sezer Ulutaş · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liderlerin derin olgularla şirketleri yönettiğine ve küçüklükten gelen bazı dürtülerin çalışanların liderleri kabul etmelerindeki sebepleri sıralıyor Daniel Goleman. Ne gariptir ki süren hayatımızın temelinde de bunun nasıl kullanıldığı geliyor arkasından. Daha başarılı bir lider olmanın GE için, avrupalı ve amerikalı diğer şirketler için ne demek olduğunu ve hangi şirketlerin ve çalışanlarının hangi durumlara karşılık neler yaptığını anlatıyor. Severek yapmayı sürdürdüğüm şeylerin de ne demek olduğunu anlatıyor bir yandan.. Vurgu yaptığı eksiklikler grubu ve liderin eksikliğini gördüğünde tamamlama iç güdüsü bazen olaylar silsilesini beraberinde getirebiliyor tabii. Harvard Business Review'ın okuduğum 2. kitaplarından biri idi, hayata bakış açısı katmaya devam ediyor..

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daniel Goleman was the one who first popularized emotional intelligence as a concept and showed why it can be twice more important than IQ and technical, cognitive abilities. The book that he wrote in 1995 discusses the significance of having emotional intelligence in the business world.

By researching nearly 200 global companies and analyzing their executives he discovered how emotional intelligence can affect people’s performance and results.
Goleman’s research supports the theory that many traditional qualities of leadership, such as intelligence determination, having a long-term vision were important as entry level requirements but were not enough for success without emotional intelligence, especially at the highest levels of the company.

When determining what is emotional intelligence Goldman breaks that down into five different entities of what makes emotional intelligence. That includes self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

[Alberto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es una simple recopilación de artículos sobre liderazgo y sobre las cualidades principales de los líderes. Entre otros hay un artículo de Daniel Goleman sobre la Inteligencia Emocional. Sin embargo es un libro que no tiene éxito en dar una visión 360º sobre el liderazgo y alguno de los artículos caen más en el ámbito del Management que del liderazgo

[Paul Bard · Rating 1 out of 5]

Goldman summaries his emotional intelligence concept in the context of business executives. It’s just not IQ. Outdated.

David Rock’s books on brain studies are better.

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book on corporate leadership. Talks about how to be an executive leader in business. Lots of good ideas.

[Mudit Jain · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an assortment of various articles related to leadership. The articles have a research touch, and helps in understanding people/leader and their psychology better.

It gets boring in between and cannot hold attention for long. But its a good book for development - to be read like one chapter a day.

[Carl Rivera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. The last chapter with Eric Schmidt and his experiences wasn't necessary, but I thought the rest was great. Makes great points on 4 key characteristics excellent leaders will possess whether it's intentional or unintentional. Good read.

[Fed · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is incredible to see how much emotional intelligence plays a role in the performace levels of a good leader

[Kalpesh Rathod · Rating 3 out of 5]

First chapter is good. For an engineer, rest chapters thoda over ho gaya. Left in between.

[Alberto Lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great reference book.