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Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Amy J.C. Cuddy, Deborah Tannen, Amy Jen Su, John Beeson
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced
160 pages
1h 38m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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4 Connect, Then Lead By Amy J. C. Cuddy, Matthew Kohut, and John Neffinger

Is it better to be loved or feared?

Niccolò Machiavelli pondered that timeless conundrum 500 years ago and hedged his bets. “It may be answered that one should wish to be both,” he acknowledged, “but because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved.”

Now behavioral science is weighing in with research showing that Machiavelli had it partly right. When we judge others—especially our leaders—we look first at two characteristics: how lovable they are (their warmth, communion, or trustworthiness) and how fearsome they are (their strength, agency, or competence). Although there is some disagreement about the proper labels for ...

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ISBN: 9781633696259