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Self-Awareness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Self-awareness is the bedrock of emotional intelligence. It enables you to see your talents, shortcomings, and potential. But you won't be able to achieve self-awareness through personality tests or quarterly feedback alone.
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Self-Awareness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) is the bedrock of emotional intelligence. It enables you to see your talents, shortcomings, and potential. But you won't be able to achieve self-awareness through personality tests or quarterly feedback alone.
This book will teach you how to understand your thoughts and emotions, how to persuade colleagues to share what they really think of you, and why self-awareness will spark more productive and rewarding relationships with your employees and bosses.
This volume includes the work of:
- Daniel Goleman
- Robert Steven Kaplan
- Susan David
- Tasha Eurich
HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.
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ISBN: 9781633696617
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 December 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 127.0mm
Height: 177.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 176
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About the Author
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.
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