Jen Shirkani

Ego vs. EQ

How Top Leaders Beat 8 Ego Traps With Emotional Intelligence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

" 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 -- thebook 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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9781937134761
• ISBN-10: 1937134768
• Artikelnr.: 38084125

Autorenporträt

Jen Shirkani

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction The Eight Ego Traps
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
Endnotes
References
Index
About the Author