The EQ Leader: Instilling Passion, Creating Shared Goals, and - Building Meaningful Organizations through Emotional Intelligence

A roadmap to success for tomorrow's leaders
 
The EQ Leader provides an evidence-based model for exceptional leadership, and a four-pillar roadmap for real-world practice. Data collected from thousands of the world's best leaders--and their subordinates--reveals the keys to success: authenticity, coaching, insight, and innovation. By incorporating these methods into their everyday workflow, these leaders have propelled their teams to heights great enough to highlight the divide between successful and not-so-successful leadership. This book shows you how to put these key factors to work in your own practice, with clear examples and concrete steps for improving skills and competencies. New data from the author's own research into executive functioning describes the neurological aspects of leadership, and a deep look at the leaders of tomorrow delves into the fundamental differences that set them apart--and fuel their achievement.
 
Leadership is changing, both in look and practice; strictly authoritative approaches are quickly losing ground as today's workers discover the power of collaboration and the importance of interpersonal awareness. This book provides step-by-step guidance for leading from within this space, with evidence-based approaches for success.
* Lead authentically to inspire and motivate others
* Support employee's needs and nurture development
* Communicate with purpose, meaning, and vision
* Foster ingenuity, imagination, and autonomous thinking
 
An organization's success rests on the backs of its leadership. At all levels, true leadership is about much more than management and task distribution--it's about commitment, collaboration, nurturing talent, developing skills, fostering relationships, and so much more. The EQ Leader integrates the essential factors of successful leadership into a concrete blueprint for the future's leaders.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Leadership: What Do We Really Know about Leadership? 1
 
The Leadership Explosion 2
 
Leadership: What's the Status? 4
 
Promoting Leaders from Within 5
 
Yesterday's Leaders 6
 
Today's Leaders 7
 
Tomorrow's Leaders 9
 
Good Leader, Bad Leader 9
 
Chapter 2 What Have We Learned about Leadership? 13
 
Defining Leadership 14
 
Measuring Leadership 15
 
Political Leaders 16
 
Understanding the Ideal Political Candidate 16
 
How Researchers Have Looked at Leadership 20
 
Chapter 3 Leadership: Why Emotional Intelligence? 25
 
The Evolution of Intelligences 26
 
What Is IQ? 28
 
What Is Emotional Intelligence? 28
 
How Does the MSCEIT Relate to Leadership? 33
 
The Self-Report of Emotional Intelligence 35
 
Other Models 38
 
Can Self-Reporting Emotional Intelligence Be Valid? 38
 
Self-Report Emotional Intelligence, IQ, Personality, and Work Performance 39
 
Chapter 4 Emotional Contagion 43
 
Spreading Emotions @work 45
 
Emotional Temperature 46
 
A Tale of Two Leaders 47
 
What Does the Research Say about Emotional Contagion? 51
 
How Does a Leader's Emotional Intelligence Affect Others? 53
 
PART I THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 55
 
Chapter 5 Self-Perception: Know Thyself 57
 
Emotional Self-Awareness: Know Your Feelings 59
 
Changing Your Perception of Stress 61
 
Looking at Self-Awareness and Self-Regard 62
 
How Does Self-Regard Relate to Leadership? 63
 
Self-Regard and Toxic Leadership 66
 
Does Leader Self-Perception Relate to Subordinates' Performance? 67
 
Discovering Your Self-Regard 68
 
Emotional Self-Regard: What to Do about It 69
 
Know Thyself--Self-Actualization 70
 
Gauging Self-Actualization 72
 
PART II SELF-EXPRESSION AND LEADERSHIP 75
 
Chapter 6 Self-Expression: Communication through Words and Action 77
 
Your Emotional Expression 79
 
What Emotions Motivate Your Staff? 83
 
How Can You Better Express Yourself? 85
 
Asserting Yourself 85
 
How Assertiveness Impacts Leaders across Cultures 87
 
Becoming More Independent 90
 
PART III INTERPERSONAL ABILITIES AND LEADERSHIP 95
 
Chapter 7 Interpersonal: Creating the Bonds of Trust 97
 
Developing Your Interpersonal Skills 99
 
The Importance of Influence 100
 
What Leaders Need to Know about Empathy 104
 
How Important Is Empathy in a Leader? 107
 
Empathy and Emerging Leaders 107
 
Empathy and Gender 109
 
Empathy around the World 110
 
Empathy: What Can We Do about It? 111
 
Social Responsibility and Work 115
 
What about the Bottom Line? 117
 
Social Responsibility Internationally 118
 
Increasing Your Social Responsibility 119
 
PART IV DECISION MAKING AND LEADERSHIP 123
 
Chapter 8 Making Better Decisions: Emotionally 125
 
Trusting Your Instincts 125
 
Problem Solving 126
 
The Mood You're In 128
 
The Mood You Create 129
 
How Those "Incidental" Emotions Can Affect You 130
 
The Influence of Positive Emotions 132
 
The Direct Effects of Emotion 136
 
What about the Object of the Decision? 137
 
Making Decisions: Feelings versus Calculations 140
 
How Subjective Are Our Feelings? 141
 
Deciding with Feelings or Logic 142
 
Emotional Decision Making and the Brain 143
 
Making Strategic Business Deci

About the author

STEVEN J. STEIN, PHD, is a clinical psychologist and the founder and CEO of Multi-Health Systems (MHS), Inc., a leading publisher of scientifically validated assessments. He is a former chair of the Psychology Foundation of Canada, former president of the Ontario Psychological Association, and former assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He teaches at the Directors College of Canada, a university-accredited corporate director education program.

Summary

A roadmap to success for tomorrow's leaders The EQ Leader provides an evidence-based model for exceptional leadership, and a four-pillar roadmap for real-world practice.

Product details

• Authors: Steven J Stein, Steven J. Stein, Stein Steven J.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2017
• EAN: 9781119349006
• ISBN: 978-1-119-34900-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Management, Führung, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Management f. Führungskräfte, Management / Leadership