A major lesson from “Primal Leadership” is that the executive’s mood affects the workplace. Humans are biologically able to transmit signals that can alter hormone levels, cardiovascular functions, sleep rhythms, even immune functions, inside the body of another. If a workplace is lead by an optimistic boss, everything feels possible, and as a result, stretch goals were achieved, competitors beaten, and new customers won. Workers will love what they are doing, they feel happier and they may even get more work done. People will enjoy their job, as opposed to being led by a leader who is constantly negative. Workers may get just as much done as those lead by a more optimistic worker, but it could be because they fear their boss, fear the consequences
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However, history has forgotten Hatshepsut due to the fact that a woman who is successful is automatically distrusted, it is assumed that she will only care about herself and close family members, instead of being able to make far reaching political decisions. An ambitious woman leader is usually seen in history as a conniving, scheming seductress who foolishly brings down the men around her. During Hatshepsut’s 20 year reign she was able to recruit influential supporters, and many of whom were men that had been favored officials of her father, Thutmose I. Under Hatshepsut’s reign, Egypt prospered. Unlike other rulers in her dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity and building and restoring monuments. Although there is not much information on her, due to the fact that the pharaoh that ruled after her death Thutmose III began a campaign to eradicate Hatshepsut’s memory: He destroyed or defaced her monuments, erased many of her inscriptions and constructed a wall around her obelisks. This depicts a high emotional intelligence because Hatshepsut had to be extremely self aware of her actions because she was in the public eye, she was empathetic and had adequate social skills to the people of Egypt because she gave a lot of treasure from conquered lands to her people, and maintain relationships between countries and leaders, but within and outside her
However, history has forgotten Hatshepsut due to the fact that a woman who is successful is automatically distrusted, it is assumed that she will only care about herself and close family members, instead of being able to make far reaching political decisions. An ambitious woman leader is usually seen in history as a conniving, scheming seductress who foolishly brings down the men around her. During Hatshepsut’s 20 year reign she was able to recruit influential supporters, and many of whom were men that had been favored officials of her father, Thutmose I. Under Hatshepsut’s reign, Egypt prospered. Unlike other rulers in her dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity and building and restoring monuments. Although there is not much information on her, due to the fact that the pharaoh that ruled after her death Thutmose III began a campaign to eradicate Hatshepsut’s memory: He destroyed or defaced her monuments, erased many of her inscriptions and constructed a wall around her obelisks. This depicts a high emotional intelligence because Hatshepsut had to be extremely self aware of her actions because she was in the public eye, she was empathetic and had adequate social skills to the people of Egypt because she gave a lot of treasure from conquered lands to her people, and maintain relationships between countries and leaders, but within and outside her