The EQ Leader

THE KEY FACTORS THAT PROPEL LEADERS TO SUCCESS An organization's success rests on the ability of its leaders. True leaders, no matter at what level-supervisors, managers, or CEOs-see their role as far more than mere managers and task distributors. A successful leader is dedicated to being committed, collaborative, nurturing talent, developing skills, fostering relationships, and much more. The EQ Leader integrates these essential factors of successful leadership into a concrete blueprint for both today's leaders and the leaders of tomorrow. Steven J. Stein, PHD, is an Emotional Intelligence expert and the founder and CEO of Multi-Health Systems Inc., a leading publisher of scientifically validated assessments. He offers an evidence-based examination of what it takes to be an outstanding leader and presents a working model for achieving stellar leadership results. The author's four-tiered approach to developing effective leaders explores the qualities found present in the most successful leaders: Authenticity, Coaching, Insight, and Innovation. By developing EQ basic skills and these competencies, leaders and aspiring leaders can learn how to better motivate and inspire others, support the needs of employees, communicate with purpose, meaning, and vision, and foster ingenuity, imagination, and autonomous thinking. As the old authoritative way of managing gives way to a new collaborative and imaginative vision of leadership, The EQ Leader offers a research-based process for understanding the characteristics and acquiring the essential skills for becoming a successful leader. Discover the power and effectiveness of emotionally intelligent leadership with The EQ Leader as your guide.