Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: A Guide for College Students

by Marcy Levy Shankman, Scott J. Allen

Emotionally Intelligent Leadership is a groundbreaking book that combines the concepts of emotional intelligence and leadership in one model—emotionally intelligent leadership (EIL). This important resource offers students a practical guide for developing their EIL capacities and emphasizes that leadership is a learnable skill that is based on developing healthy and effective relationships. Step by step, the authors outline the EIL model (consciousness of context, consciousness of self, and consciousness of others) and explore the twenty-one capacities that define the emotionally intelligent leader.

Genres: Leadership, Nonfiction, Self Help

131 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2008

Reviews

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple primer on leadership through the lens of emotional intelligence: consciousness of self, of others, and of context. The book is directed to students (particularly college level) but covers a broad framework that could easily be applied to business or other sectors too. It’s a fast read and doesn’t go too deep, best for those who need a basic understanding of leadership dimensions.

[Nikkei · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually had this book for a class I took in my senior year of college - I didn't get to finish it but it was very much a good quick read. There were a lot of skills I learned outside of my classes because of a variety of activities - assertiveness, empathy, taking initiative, citizenship etc. It reminded me about the freedom we get to have to do different things in our early 20's. Not that we're unable to do that post-grad but there are slightly different challenges in trying to do multiple things compared to college where it's more widely accepted and considered the best time to find yourself (but I personally think this challenge never ends even after).

One of my favorite quotes that I will share (which I realized last week at work) -- emotionally intelligent leaders get satisfaction from making others happy and fulfilling their needs rather than satisfying their own. #justnursethings

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book for a mini-course (1.5 credits) in Emotionally Intelligent Leadership. It is a quick read that does a good job at introducing the different aspects of EIL. Each chapter provides reflection questions and ways to help improve the specific competency. I found the book useful at analyzing myself as a leader in each competency. It is a good starting resource for an introduction to EIL.

[Allison Severson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A leadership book for college students, which I think I'd only describe as adequate. It is appealing for its brevity, but for upper level students, I would much rather they read something like Primal Leadership (Goleman and others) or Social Intelligence (also Goleman).

I think this could be a good read for first-year students.

[Kellea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used the book to help create my student leadership development programs. It's a great resource for Higher Education professionals who work directly with student leaders, student activities, and greek student leaders. I highly recommend it.

[fc7reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was required reading in one of my classes. I found it interesting and engaging. As a supplemental text to highlight EQ skills, this book is great. The specific leadership competencies covered really give scope to the four EQ abilities. I rented this book but am considering keeping it.

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book - thought provoking; mainly describes sets of behaviours, then raises questions about how that is observed in leaders that you know. Sel-acknowledges quick read, an asset - many other books in this field would easily be able to at least double the page count.

[Pam Curtis]

Excellent book! Plan to present on this topic related to supervising staff. Also intend to use it as a text for a new leadership class we are developing.