Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Paperback – September 27, 2005 by Daniel Goleman

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Author: Goleman Daniel

Brand: Bantam

Color: Blue

Edition: 10th Anniversary

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• Bantam Books

Package Dimensions: 22x207x290

Number Of Pages: 352

Release Date: 27-09-2005

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#1 BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be smart, with a new introduction by the author

“A thoughtfully written, persuasive account explaining emotional intelligence and why it can be crucial.”—USA Today

Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until
Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman’s brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our “two minds”—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny.

Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors, which include self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy, add up to a different way of being smart—and they aren’t fixed at birth. Although shaped by childhood experiences, emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened throughout our adulthood—with immediate benefits to our health, our relationships, and our work.

The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of
Emotional Intelligence could not come at a better time—we spend so much of our time online, more and more jobs are becoming automated and digitized, and our children are picking up new technology faster than we ever imagined. With a new introduction from the author, the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition prepares readers, now more than ever, to reach their fullest potential and stand out from the pack with the help of EI.
Review
“A thoughtfully written, persuasive account explaining emotional intelligence and why it can be crucial to your career.”
—USA Today
“Good news to the employee looking for advancement [and] a wake-up call to organizations and corporations.”
—The Christian Science Monitor

“Anyone interested in leadership . . . should get a copy of this book. In fact, I recommend it to all readers anywhere who want to see their organizations in the phone book in the year 2001.”
—Warren Bennis, The New York Times Book Review
From the Back Cover
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until “Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman’s brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our “two minds”–the rational and the emotional–and how they together shape our destiny.
Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence, and shows how they determine our success in relationships, work, and even our physical well-being. What emerges is an entirely new way to talk about being smart.
The best news is that “emotional literacy” is not fixed early in life. Every parent, every teacher, every business leader, and everyone interested in a more civil society, has a stake in this compelling vision of human possibility.
About the Author
Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., is also the co-author of
Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body, and
Building Blocks of Emotional Intelligence. Dr. Goleman received his Ph.D. from Harvard and reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for
The New York Times for twelve years, where he was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He was awarded the American Psychological Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award and is currently a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science His other books include
Destructive Emotions, The Meditative Mind, The Creative Spirit, and
Vital Lies, Simple Truths.
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