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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
fast-paced
The book starts with giving itself numerous compliments and then mostly talks about vague and repeating areas to improve. Like most self help books there’s nothing to be gained besides stroking the ego of the author
So hard to have faith in a book with an it’s/its error on the first page of the introduction.
I wanted to like this book but found it pat and poorly edited.
I wanted to like this book but found it pat and poorly edited.
Requires a code for an oline test that did not come with a library book and then had 15 "steps" to each of the four areas with one page summaries "keep a journal" "have a tough conversation"
I was underwhelmed.
I was underwhelmed.
The best part about this quick read is that it has simple prescriptive exercises that you can to to become more aware of yourself and others, and to improve your relationships with your associates, peers, friends.
I think it is a solid reference book to flip through once a year.
I think it is a solid reference book to flip through once a year.
It was pretty accurate in the free test to what I thought I would score. If I didn’t read this as a book club book, I would not have gotten as much out of it though. It was a quick read but I only read the parts in the areas my EQ needed the most work on. I just want to move onto my next book on my to read list.
I was not impressed by the online test, and about half of the book was just fluff. That being said, there were some very useful insights hidden away, and I thought the anecdotes did a good job emphasizing why each skill was important. Worth renting from the library and skimming at a coffee shop
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Overall rating: 3.5/5 stars
In general I think this is a pretty solid read. I appreciate the insights and it is a good supplemental read to my grad school course on leadership right now. This gives me some ideas on where to start becoming more emotionally intelligent so that I can better serve myself and others. My primary disappointment here is that while there are examples of practices, I wish there were more specific examples on how these practices have been carried out and/or how I can get started using them if I'm struggling to come up with an application.
In general I think this is a pretty solid read. I appreciate the insights and it is a good supplemental read to my grad school course on leadership right now. This gives me some ideas on where to start becoming more emotionally intelligent so that I can better serve myself and others. My primary disappointment here is that while there are examples of practices, I wish there were more specific examples on how these practices have been carried out and/or how I can get started using them if I'm struggling to come up with an application.