Praise for How to Be an Emotionally Intelligent Leader

“In Chapter 1, Cheryl sets forth her hope that ‘100 years from now readers of this book will live in a world where emotionally intelligent leaders are the norm and not the exception. A world where the old models of leadership steeped in Machiavellian practices founded on deception, brutality, and elitism are finally relegated to the history books—once and for all.’ That got my attention because I resonate strongly with her message. It is time for a new brand of leadership.”

“This is an incredibly valuable business guide integrated seamlessly into a self-development workbook. Personally, I benefited from taking the self-assessment first, reading the profiles second, and working on the exercises third. The assessment helped me discover and reconnect with my emotional intelligence leadership superpowers and uncover other abilities I can develop to be an even more impactful leader. The profiles added another layer of insight to help tackle the leadership challenges and opportunities I face, and offered plenty of helpful suggestions I will put to use.” – Jean O’Neill, Vice President Channel, Cyxtera Technologies (cyxtera.com)

“Except for teleportation, few superpowers can have as great an impact on our personal and professional lives as emotional intelligence. It turns out, the path to high emotional intelligence actually is paved with good intentions. O’Donoghue shows us how to get there step by step.”

“Plus, instead of boring us with academic theory, she tells the story of emotional intelligence through the unforgettable journeys of twenty extraordinary people—young and old. These profiles give me new hope for humanity! And, the self-assessment and exercises, give the rest of us a roadmap for developing our emotional intelligence superpowers, the gifts we were given and the ones we wish we had.” – Khali Henderson, Senior Partner at BuzzTheory Strategies (buzztheory.com)

“This book takes the mystery out of being an emotionally intelligent leader. Not only does it simply describe why it’s important but once again, Cheryl O’Donoghue clearly guides her readers to examine themselves and take action. Being inspired by the stories of the emotionally intelligent leaders in the book, one can take responsibility for their own journey, thus stepping up to play a part in changing the world.” – Nancy Ridge, Founder & President, Ridge Innovative (ridgeinnovative.com)

“This book reminds me of the Vince Lombardi quote, ‘Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.’ But rarely do we get real insight into what ‘hard effort’ actually means. This book shows you how leaders are made and offers us more than just a study on emotional intelligence. This is a guidebook for our ongoing leadership development.”

“Additionally, How to Be an Emotionally Intelligent Leader lifts the curtain and exposes the one characteristic that is shared amongst all those interviewed: GRIT. Being able to draw from the shared personal experiences of the profiled leaders is extremely impactful. I appreciate how Cheryl captured the essence of each person and emphasized the emotional intelligence points in the gray boxes. She made it easy to scan for interesting information I could relate to and made me want to read the chapters more in-depth. I really love this book!” – Natalia (Botti) Schenkel, National Director of Channel (Chicago), Masergy Communications (masergy.com)

“Emotional intelligence is rapidly being recognized as one of our most important relationship skills, and with How to be an Emotionally Intelligent Leader, author Cheryl O’Donoghue cements her status as an expert on this subject.

“Cheryl explains emotional intelligence in simple terms and provides easy to follow steps and valuable techniques to develop and grow our own EQ. Her four self-awareness development techniques, particularly Your Seven Circles, are a terrific way to raise our own self-awareness, and Get Out of Your Own Way shows us how to break down the emotional barriers that are slowing our growth.

“Using Cheryl’s included checklists and worksheets to track and measure our emotional intelligence growth will have us all raising emotional intelligence leadership abilities in no time!” – Nate Westre, Business Solutions Consultant, MMIT Business Solutions Group (mmitiowa.com)