Brief summary
Do you have what it takes to succeed in your career?
The secret of success is not what they taught you in school. What matters most is not IQ, not a business school degree, not even technical know-how or years of expertise. The single most important factor in job performance and advancement is emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this practical guide, Daniel Goleman identifies them, explains their importance, and shows how they can be fostered.
For leaders, emotional intelligence is almost 90 percent of what sets stars apart from the mediocre. As Goleman documents, it's the essential ingredient for reaching and staying at the top in any field, even in high-tech careers.
And organizations that learn to operate in emotionally intelligent ways are the companies that will remain vital and dynamic in the competitive marketplace of today—and the future.
Comprehensively researched, crisply written, and packed with fascinating case histories of triumphs, disasters, and dramatic turnarounds, Working with Emotional Intelligence may be the most important business book you'll ever read.
Drawing on unparalleled access to business leaders around the world and studies in more than 500 organizations, Goleman documents an astonishing fact: in determining star performance in every field, emotional intelligence matters twice as much as IQ or technical expertise.
Readers also discover how emotional competence can be learned. Goleman analyzes five key sets of skills and vividly shows how they determine who is hired and who is fired in the top corporations in the world. He also provides guidelines for training in the "emotionally intelligent organization," in chapters that no one, from manager to CEO, should miss.
Working with Emotional Intelligence could prove to be the most important reference for bottom-line businesspeople in the first decades of the 21st century
ISBN:9780553378580
Author:Daniel Goleman
Kiruki –
Until the Lion knows how to write, the story of the hunt always glorifies the hunter!
This is the predicament of many Africans as their stories out there are told by their conquerors. In many cases, what should come out heroic and simmering with bravado limbs in Ignominiously and sits at the back without so much as arousing a whiff of excitement from the congregation! This is the narrative ABANTU seeks to neutralize.
ABANTU is the story of the Mt Kenya Bantu chronicling the long journey from the Nile to Mt Kenya – also called Kirimaara by the Ameru, the earliest settlers in the region. The book covers and demystifies many commonly talked about myths of origin of the Agikuyu, Aembu, Akamba, Abagusii and the Ameru. In the process, it creates a common thread that sews them back together as they left the ancient kingdom of Meroe circa 300 AD.
Cultural ceremonies of Ngurario, circumcision and warfare are covered in interesting detail that should incite the reader to carry out more research…
… AND,… DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MAASAI ARE GENETIC COUSINS OF THE MT KENYA BANTU?
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