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Saturday, November 11, 2000

Executive EQ by Cooper & Ayman Sawaf

Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership & Organizations by Robert K. Cooper, Ph.D., & Ayman Sawaf


About the Book:-

Hardcover: 327 pages
Publisher: Grosset/Putnam, 1997
ISBN 0399524045, 9780399524042




Firnando Chau Review


Table of Contents:-

Note to the Reader
The Value of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership and Organizations
Prologue
Introduction: The Unconventional Wisdom of Emotional Intelligence
THE FIRST CORNERSTONE: Emotional Literacy
Chapter 1: Emotional Honesty
Chapter 2: Emotional energy
Chapter 3: Emotional feedback
Chapter 4: practical intuition
THE SECOND CORNERSTONE: Emotional Fitness
Chapter 5: Authentic Presence
Chapter 6: trust radius
Chapter 7: constructive discontent
Chapter 8: resilience and renewal
The Third Cornerstone: Emotional Depth
Chapter 9: Unique Potential and Purpose
Chapter 10: commitment
Chapter 11: applied integrity
Chapter 12: influence without authority 
THE FOURTH CORNERSTONE: Emotional Alchemy
Chapter 13: Intuitive Flow
Chapter 14: REFLECTIVE time shifting
Chapter 15: opportunity sensing
Chapter 16: creating the future
The EQ map 
Permissions
Notes
Index
Contact page


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About the Book


The concept of EQ, the emotional intelligence equivalent of IQ, can be applied to corporate life to achieve greater financial success and personal energy in the marketplace. Executives, managers, and professional all across America are praising "Executive EQ" and are putting the precepts of this book into action for raising emotional intelligence in their leadership and at all levels of their organizations.


About the Author


Robert K. Cooper is an advisor to organizational leaders and an independent scholar who has spent more than two decades researching leadership, innovation, and personal and interpersonal effectiveness under pressure. Cooper is also recognized for his pioneering work on the practical application of emotional intelligence in leadership and organizations. Cooper has lectured at more than twenty leading universities and business schools in the U.S. and Europe and the Masters Forum: Foundations for Leadership. He is recognized for his pioneering work advancing e-business by linking human capacity to shareholder value. 


Cooper is an international best-selling author whose books include Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership & Organizations; The Performance Edge: New Strategies to Maximize Your Work Effectiveness and Competitive Advantage; and 21st Century Leadership. Dr. Cooper serves as leadership advisor and consultant to such organizations as KPMG, 3M, and Ford Motor Company. He has designed and presented leadership development and professional education programs for prominent organizations in the U.S. and Europe. These include: 3M, Arthur Andersen, Ford Motor Company, Qualcomm, KPMG, Sun Microsystems, Marriott Worldwide, Fireman's Fund Insurance, Deloitte Consulting, AT&T, Northwestern Mutual Life, Coca-Cola, Novartis, ACNielsen, PepsiCo, Motorola, Cargill, SmithKline Beecham, Analog Devices, Ball Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Government Training Services, North Memorial Health Care, MenTTium, Pinkerton Security, and Hyatt Corporation. His programs have also reached hundreds of health care institutions, government agencies, educational organizations, and communities. 


Beyond his corporate work, Cooper's background includes a decade of study on stress dynamics, change management, health sciences and psychology, and he has earned instructor-level certifications from several prominent preventive medicine institutions. An All-America athlete, he is recipient of the University of Michigan's Honor Trophy Award for "outstanding achievement in scholarship, athletics, and leadership." He serves as Chair of Advanced Excellence Systems, a leadership consulting firm, and as Chair of the Board at Q-Metrics, a research firm dedicated to measuring and developing team and organizational performance.


Ayman Sawaf is the founding chairman of the Foundaion for Education in Emotional Literacy, a nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of emotional intelligence in business, education, families, and society.