Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Emotional Self-Awareness
Daniel Goleman · 2017
70/100
👍 Worth It
Goleman and co-authors distill neuroscience and decades of organizational research into a concise, well-grounded case that self-awareness is the root competency all other leadership skills grow from. It is short enough to read in a single sitting and credible enough to use in a coaching program. Readers who want a deep dive will need the full-length Goleman works, but as a focused primer this earns its place.
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safety92
substance72
craft68
originality60
accuracy80
hype62
age-fit80
human-eye68
Penny’s verdict70
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