Relational Intelligence
How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart
Chapter One
The Human Economy
Man is a knot into which relationships are tied.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery,
Flight to Arras
Although Carly and I had been in eighth grade together,
something changed when I saw her in ninth grade.
When she walked into the room, it seemed that every
teenage boy had his eye on the girl I thought was the prettiest
one at school. But there was a big obstacle to asking her out: her
beauty intimidated me.
After a couple months, I stopped allowing my fear of rejection
to stifle my pursuit. I devised a scheme to ask her out that
guaranteed a response of yes. It was a simple strategy, one
that many others use when they're young and infatuated (and
even when they are adult men with perceived courage
and strength). I decided to ask her friends if she "liked me,"
while ensuring that she wouldn't find out that I liked her. To my
surprise, I d ... read full excerpt from Relational Intelligence: How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart (J-B Leadership Network Series #40) ebook
