Primal Leadership
by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie McKee · Daniel Goleman
Goleman, Boyatzis and McKee argue that a leader's primary task is emotional: setting the mood that drives group performance. Describes six leadership styles (visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, commanding), when each helps or backfires, and how to develop the emotional-intelligence competencies behind them.
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