“No creature can fly with just one wing. Gifted leadership occurs where heart and head – feeling and thought – meet. These are the two wings that allow a leader to soar.”
Goleman, Primal Leadership
When refering to the quote above I believe it is completely necessary to have a leader that is two winged. If a person only uses there head they might be to in to there activity and not in to loving what they do. But if someone is on a team and is all about enjoying what they do and having fun they may not be as successful in the competitive aspect. The same applies when talking about feeling vs. thought, a great leader cant have one or the other but needs a combination of both. A two winged leader should be leader who is invested in there work (i.e. a hard working employ) but also someone who loves what they do and is hard working. The best example in my life is my step dad. When he moved to Texas he took a job to pay the bills but later he moved companies so that he enjoyed what he did and who he was with. He was able to work harder for this company while having fun.
Thanks for sharing this, Elianah. I would have liked to see you link this back more to our discussion of Emotional Intelligence. Goleman, through this metaphor, is telling us that leading only with the head (competence; knowledge) is inadequate. One needs to demonstrate the heart (empathy, self awareness, self-regulation) which we have lately discussed in class. Without both, a leader will struggle to truly excel.
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