The Focused Leader - Daniel Goleman

How effective executives direct their own—and their organizations’— attention

Primary Task- DIRECT ATTENTION

FOCUS ON: 1. YOURSELF2. OTHERS3. THE WIDER WORLD

FOCUS ON YOURSELF

“How People Focus Inward”

SELF AWARENESS

Hearing Inner voice

Open Awareness

SELF CONTROL

Pursuance of Goal

Ability to Restrict

Distraction

FOCUS ON OTHERS

“To Reach Toward”

Executives who can effectively focus on others emerge as natural leaders regardless of organizational or social rank.

EMPATHY-UNDERSTANDIN

G ANOTHER PERSON’S-

PERSPECTIVE,FEELINGS &

NEEDS

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS-

REACTING TO SITUATIONS AND

PUTTING OTHERS TO EASE

FOCUS ON THE WIDER WORLD

“VISIONARIES”

FOCUS ON STRATEGY

INNOVATION

GIFT OS SYSTEM AWARENESS