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Copyright © 2016 by Linda Kohanov
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kohanov, Linda, author.
Title: The five roles of a master herder : a revolutionary model for socially intelligent leadership / Linda Kohanov.
Description: Novato, California : New World Library, 2016.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016006216 (print) | LCCN 2016013516 (ebook) | ISBN 9781608683383 (hardback) | ISBN 9781608683390 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Social intelligence. | Leadership. | Organizational behavior. | BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership. | NATURE / Animals / Horses. | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General. | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
Classification: LCC HM1106 .K6175 2016 (print) | LCC HM1106 (ebook) | DDC 303.3/4—dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016006216
First paperback printing, December 2017
ISBN 978-1-60868-546-2
Ebook ISBN 978-1-60868-547-9
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Contents
CHAPTER ONE. Evolution of Power
CHAPTER TWO. Mutual Transformation
CHAPTER THREE. Direct and Protect: Dominance without Malice
CHAPTER FOUR. Discover and Inspire: Leadership through Relationship
CHAPTER FIVE. Support and Connect: The Power of Companionship
CHAPTER SIX. Observe and Alert: The Sentinel’s Perspective
CHAPTER SEVEN. Cull and Recalibrate: The Predator’s Sacred Task
CHAPTER NINE. Working with a Herd: Applications in Real Life
Master Herder Professional Assessment
Learning to share power is the challenge of the twenty-first century.
Men and women of diverse educational and economic backgrounds can access information and resources that were unavailable to them a mere decade ago. Today, anyone with a great idea can raise money online, order supplies delivered to the door, and conceive a multi-million-dollar corporation in the corner of a
