The Leader's Guide to Emotional Intelligence - Paperback

by Drew Bird (Author)

It has been said that great leaders have great emotional intelligence. But what is emotional intelligence, and how can you use it to develop your leadership?

Drawing on his experience of working with literally hundreds of leaders from a broad range of industries and sectors, seasoned organizational and leadership development practitioner, Drew Bird, shares what he has learned and reveals how you can get immediate results by understanding and developing your emotional intelligence.

Join Drew as he explores how core values and underlying beliefs drive your leadership behaviour, before explaining the most common mistake leaders, and organizations make when they develop leadership skills. He will also take you through an exploration of one of the most popular models of emotional intelligence in use today, before explaining in depth the simple yet effective EQ 1-2-3 process that you can use today to kick-start your emotional intelligence development plan.

Coupled with exercises, activities, and reflections, this is a one-of-a-kind guide for any leader, whether on the front line or in the executive suite, who is interested and committed to developing the very highest levels of leadership.

Author Biography

Drew Bird is an established leadership and organization development practitioner with more than a decade of experience coaching leaders, developing programs, and creating solutions that generate results. He has experience working with leaders, coaches, consultants, and organizations of all sizes. With more than 25 years of experience working in and with some of the world's most well-known organizations, Drew has experienced and witnessed first-hand the difference that effective leaders and effective leadership practices can have on an organization and the people within it.

He is a Premier Partner and an approved Certifying Trainer for the EQ-i and EQ360 instruments by Multi-Health Systems (MHS), as well as the Risk Type Compass assessment and the Pearman Personality Integrator. In addition, he holds certifications as an Achieve Global Master Trainer, is a qualified MBTI practitioner, and is certified in the Hogan HDS, HPI, and MVPI instruments.

Drew holds an MSc in Organizational Psychology from the University of London, England, and an MA in Leadership from Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Psychological Society (CPA) and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).

Through his company, ClearPoint Leadership Strategies (http: //www.clearpointleadership.com/) he provides emotional intelligence related products and services to leaders, coaches, consultants, and organizations.