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Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Bill George, Herminia Ibarra, Rob Goffee, Gareth Jones
November 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
160 pages
1h 34m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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Practice Tough Empathy

By Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones

There’s altogether too much hype nowadays about the idea that leaders must show concern for their teams. There’s nothing worse than seeing a manager return from the latest interpersonal-skills training program with “concern” for others. Real leaders don’t need a training program to convince their employees that they care. Real leaders empathize fiercely with the people they lead. They also care intensely about the work their employees do.

Consider Alain Levy, the former CEO of Polygram. Although he often comes across as a rather aloof intellectual, Levy is well able to close the distance between himself and his followers. On one occasion, he helped some junior record executives in Australia ...

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