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Book Reviews see all articles in this section BookNotes BookNotes is your monthly guide to good, informative reading. Each month BookNotes will feature the Editor's choice of titles. This month our Editor has selected titles which address the issues of leadership. Primal Leadership Publisher: Harvard Business School Press Author: Daniel Goleman and Annie McKee and Richard Boyatzis Goleman teams with Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee — experts on the cutting edge of EI research — to explore the consequences of emotional intelligence for leaders and organizations. Unveiling scientific evidence that links organizational success or failure to "primal leadership," the authors argue that a leader's emotions are contagious and must resonate enthusiasm if an organization is to thrive. The Leadership Challenge, 3rd Edition Publisher: Jossey-Bass Author: James M. Kouzes Building on the knowledge base of their previous books, the third edition of The Leadership Challenge is grounded in extensive research and based on interviews with all kinds of leaders at all levels in public and private organizations from around the world. In this edition, the authors emphasize that the fundamentals of leadership are the same today as they were in the 1980s, and as they've probably been for centuries. The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership Publisher: Jossey-Bass Author: Steven B. Sample In this offbeat approach to leadership, college president Steven B. Sample-the man who turned the University of Southern California into one of the most respected and highly rated universities in the country-challenges many conventional teachings on the subject. Here, Sample outlines an iconoclastic style of leadership that flies in the face of current leadership thought, but a style that unquestionably works, nevertheless. The Productive Narcissist Publisher: Random House Author: Charlie Conrad A provocative examination of the essential--and widely misunderstood--personality type of today's most innovative leaders. What is it that Oprah Winfrey, Jack Welch, Martha Stewart, and Bill Gates all have in common? According to psychoanalyst, anthropologist, and consultant Michael Maccoby, it's not just enormous success and celebrity--it's narcissism. In The Productive Narcissist, Maccoby proposes a new paradigm of modern leadership and zeros in on one common character trait: the narcissistic personality.   To buy these books, click on the book covers above or visit our comprehensive online bookstore at: www.galtbooks.com www.galtbooks.com has been created with a mission to assist not-for-profit organizations within your community. Proceeds from every sale are donated to the organization of your choice. Click here to learn more. You may wish to submit a book review of your own for inclusion in The Galt Global Review. Please send your review to editor@galtglobalreview.com for consideration. We look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions. © Copyright 2005. Galt Western Personnel Ltd. Unless otherwise specified, you may reprint this article, quote from it, use it in research or projects, duplicate it or distribute it. Credit of authorship and source MUST be given to galtglobalreview.com. Ownership of Copyright remains with Galt Western Personnel Ltd. Return to Top      Business News / Business Roundup - Australia / Canada / Europe / United States / Careers / Classified / Information Technology / New Technology / Education News / World Facts / Book Reviews / Archives/Research