Ego vs. EQ
Subtitle: how top leaders beat 8 ego traps with emotional intelligence
By: Jen Shirkani
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9781937134761
Subjects: Leadership; Emotional intelligence; Management; Psychology; Psychological aspects; Executives
Description: " As leaders climb the corporate ladder of success, the risk of falling into "ego traps" increases, which in turn can hurt business and threaten hard-won success. In EGO vs. EQ, author Jen Shirkani presents ways of honing Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to eliminate business blind spots. Drawing on real-life anecdotes from the author's 20 years of coaching and consulting -- including stories of success and failure from the leaders of vanguard companies in energy, investment, and health care industries -- the book provides documented research on the value of Emotional Intelligence for leaders. Ego vs. EQ explores 8 Ego Traps that leaders too often fall into and the critical role Emotional Intelligence plays in business performance, providing readers with practical tools for raising their own EQ -- possibly the most important exercise a senior executive can do to ensure a prolonged and successful career"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ego trap 1: Ignoring feedback you don't like; title: Ego trap 2: Believing your technical skills trump your leadership skills; title: Ego trap 3: Surrounding yourself with more of you; title: Ego trap 4: Not letting go of control; title: Ego trap 5: Being blind to your downstream impact; title: Ego trap 6: Underestimating how much you are being watched; title: Ego trap 7: Losing touch with the frontline experience; title: Ego trap 8: Relapsing back to your old ways; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix: Identifying your ego blind spots.