Primal Leadership

A while back I wrote about Leadership that Gets Results. It was based on that HBR piece by Daniel Goleman et. al. that built upon the emotional intelligence competencies that he developed. Well I recently finished his extended work on this topic, Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence.

Have you ever made chili? Chili is a good analogy to use in describing this book. First, let me say that I still liked the book and found value in it. However, when you make chili you put all of these ingredients in and then you simmer it. You let it boil down and reduce. Eventually you end up with this mixture that is really concentrated and flavorful. My opinion is that the HBR piece is the chili that is derived from Primal Leadership's ingredients. It all exists in this longer form of the work but there is a lot of filler and that became mundane over time. The HBR article is the distilled content with no wasted effort.

It is useful to note that the scheme of the emotional intelligence competencies have changed slightly since the HBR pieces. They are now structured as:

Self Awareness

• Emotional Self Awareness
• Accurate Self Assessment
• Self Confidence

Self Management

• Self Control
• Transparency
• Adaptability
• Achievement
• Initiative
• Optimism

Social Awareness

• Empathy
• Organizational Awareness
• Service

Relationship Management

• Inspiration
• Influence
• Developing Others
• Change Catalyst
• Conflict Management
• Teamwork and Collaboration