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Ego vs. EQ : how top leaders beat 8 ego traps with emotional intelligence / Jen Shirkani.

by Shirkani, Jen.

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Brookline, MA : Bibliomotion, Books + Media, [2014]

Executives -- Psychology.

Emotional intelligence.

Management -- Psychological aspects.

Leadership -- Psychological aspects.

9781937134761 (hbk.) :

1937134768 (hbk.)

xxvii, 185 pages ; 24 cm

Ego trap 1: Ignoring feedback you don't like -- Ego trap 2: Believing your technical skills trump your leadership skills -- Ego trap 3: Surrounding yourself with more of you -- Ego trap 4: Not letting go of control -- Ego trap 5: Being blind to your downstream impact -- Ego trap 6: Underestimating how much you are being watched -- Ego trap 7: Losing touch with the frontline experience -- Ego trap 8: Relapsing back to your old ways -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Identifying your ego blind spots.

" 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"--

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