DANIEL GOLEMAN

RICHARD BOYATZIS
ANNIE MCKEE

Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead

with Emotional Intelligence

Author(s) qualifications:
Daniel Goleman
World renown Speaker on leadership
Author of Harvard Business Review articles on leadership
Richard Boyatzis
Professor Weather-head School of Management
15 years of background research on emotional leadership
Annie McKee
Faculty at University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of
Education
Consultant to business leaders worldwide to transform to
emotionally intelligent leaders

Target Audience:
Executives
Managers
Team Leaders

Purpose of book:

To illustrate the emotional impact caused by what a

leader says or does:

Main job of leadership is emotional

Negative emotions can disrupt work
When people feel good, they work at their best, especially in
teams.
The leaders emotional state and actions affect the people that
they lead and how well these people perform.
Importance of creating resonance with followers

Did Authors Achieve Objectives?:

Looking at leadership in a new way:
Emotional Intelligence:
Personal Competence : (Managing Ourselves)

Self Awareness: understanding own emotions & impact of those emotions

Self Management: Keeping emotions under control by being flexible &
optimistic

Social Competence: (Managing relationships)

Social Awareness: Sensing and understanding others emotions

Relationship Management: Motivation with vision, developing others,
teambuilding

Competencies:
Four competencies of Emotional Intelligence:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Drive to achieve results

The ability to take initiative
Skillful in collaboration and teamwork
Ability to lead teams

Strengths of the book:

Authors clear in describing how important emotional

intelligence is as part of leading people.

Most at management level do not understand this

Studies and research performed regarding physiologic

principles-brain activity/limbic system as proof of

usefulness of E.I.
Strongest lesson is that anyone can be a good leader

Must have the desire

Shortcomings of the book:

Emotional Intelligence is very important as part of

being a leader, but:

a leader of today must possess many qualities and traits that

include being a good communicator, visionary, flexible and
influential.

Too in depth, very long book that could have been

made much shorter and more simplistic.

Recommend the book?

For whom and what circumstances:

I would recommend Primal Leadership: Learning to

lead with emotional intelligence to all Leaders,

inside and outside of Healthcare
Emotional Intelligence is a crucial aspect of anyone

wanting to become a successful leader in todays

society.

References:
Goleman, D., Boyatzis, R., McKee, A., (2002). Primal Leadership:
Realizing the power of emotional intelligence [eBook Edition] ISBN:
978-1-591-39184-5