What actually separates the leaders people follow willinglyfrom the leaders people follow because they have to?
The research is clear: it is not IQ, technical expertise, or strategic genius. It is emotional intelligence - the specific capacity to know yourself, manage your emotional states, genuinely see your people, and build the relationships through which genuinely great leadership actually operates.
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader is the research-based, practice-grounded guide to developing the four domains of emotional intelligence that most powerfully determine leadership effectiveness.
Inside you will discover:
• The research case for EI over IQ in leadership - why it matters more than most leaders realize
• Self-awareness: triggers, patterns, and the reflective practices that develop it
• Self-management: the pause, emotional regulation under pressure, and authentic leadership
• Social awareness: the three dimensions of empathy and reading organizational dynamics
• Relationship management: influence, conflict, inspiration, coaching, and trust-building
• Difficult conversations: the SBI framework and building a feedback-rich culture
• Psychological safety: the research-backed foundation of high-performing teams
• Building an emotionally intelligent organizational culture
• A personal EI development plan for the ongoing leadership career
Leadership is a fundamentally emotional enterprise.This book is the beginning of leading it that way.
