The Emotionally Intelligent Leader

PREFACE

Best-selling author Daniel Goleman first brought the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) to the forefront of business through his articles in Harvard Business Review, establishing EI as an indispensable trait for leaders. Three of his most widely read and respected articles, “What Makes a Leader?” “The Focused Leader,” and “Leadership That Gets Results,” are presented here, together for the first time.

These three classics show the direct ties between EI, focus, and measurable business results.

In “What Makes a Leader?” Goleman introduces his research that found that truly effective leaders are distinguished by a high degree of EI. The chief components of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, ...