Emotional Intelligence

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NOW HERE'S A GREAT BOOK FOR A DOG-DAYS-OF-SUMMER READ:

Whether you call it wisdom, charisma, emotional intelligence, or being an effective leader ... here's a book you might be interested in.

Take a look at Richard Kilburg's Executive Wisdom: Coaching and the Emergence of Virtuous Leaders. This follows and expands upon his previous, Executive Coaching: Developing Managerial Wisdom in a World of Chaos.

In the ever-challenging field of leadership, Kilburg calls that special quality “wisdom” and presents theory and practical applications for developing this in leaders via coaching. The central theme is that wisdom comes with being able to pace yourself. Slowing down allows the leader to absorb the mammoth amounts of information we get these days, to focus on what’s crucial, to make sound decisions, and to enact them successfully.

[This is EQ in Action – putting a pause between the input and the output. i.e., thinking it through. “Speeding” and “overload” are forms of emotion that need to be managed.]

Further, Kilburg emphasizes the necessity of both rational and intuitive thinking. He has a model he calls Wisdom Mapping to assist executives in this reflection.

He shows how complex this coaching is, and it takes some work to read this book, but it’s worth it.

You ‘d probably like it whether you coach or not, just for the information. You might be an executive, or want to be one one day, or work for, or with one!

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