EGO vs. EQ

How Top Business Leaders Beat 8 Ego Traps with Emotional Intelligence

By: Jen Shirkani

Narrated by: Jen Shirkani

In Ego vs EQ, Jen Shirkani shares strategies for using emotional intelligence (EQ) as a primary prevention tool to avoid career derailment. The executive leadership failure rate is high: two in five CEO’s fail in the first 18 months on the job and two thirds of business’ will disappear just a decade after founding.

This book teaches you how to identify the most common reasons for leadership ineffectiveness, including the cascading consequences they create, and learn tools to prevent them.

Drawing on real-life anecdotes from the author’s 20 years of coaching and consulting, Ego vs EQ provides research and case study examples in an easy-to-understand, practical format and is ideal for anyone currently in an executive leadership role, including business owners, or those wanting to become a dynamic future leader.

©2013 JEN Shirkani (P)2014 Gildan Media LLC

Excellent

Just the right length of stories to illustrate but not become tedious. Flowed well for an audio book. Recommend!!

Author mentions a self-assessment at the end of the book. Too bad it can’t be available to listeners in some format.

I am happy to have listened this book

This book will surely help you start the journey from ego to enriched eq. great job.

Unlocking Your Leadership Potential with Ego vs. EQ

"Ego vs. EQ" by Jen Shirkani is a compelling exploration of emotional intelligence's impact on leadership. Shirkani masterfully combines anecdotal evidence and empirical research, presenting concepts in an accessible and engaging manner. Her candid reflections on navigating personal ego traps add a relatable and authentic touch. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone aiming to elevate their leadership capabilities, blending practical advice with profound insights. Highly recommended for leaders at all levels seeking to enhance their EQ.

Groundbreaking and life changing

If you could sum up EGO vs. EQ in three words, what would they be?

Entertaining, Applicable, Necessary

What was one of the most memorable moments of EGO vs. EQ?

understanding the pitfalls of a pace setting leader and thinking, "Do you have cameras watching me?!?"

What does Jen Shirkani bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I listen to books at 3x speed. Her wit, sense of humor, and personality jumped out my earphones.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Certainly laugh

Any additional comments?

I binge listened to the book in a single day and then reached out to her on Monday for 1:1 C-level coaching. Where were you 14 years ago when I started my company!

Helpfull for each leader.

Book contains excellent examples, has great structure and information inside. It really helped me out.