Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until <i>Emotional Intelligence,</i> we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our €œtwo minds€€"the rational and the emotional€"and how they together shape our destiny.<br><br> 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. <br><br> The best news is that €œemotional 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.<br><br><b>Praise for <i>Emotional Intelligence</i></b><br><br>€œA thoughtfully written, persuasive account explaining emotional intelligence and why it can be crucial to your career.€<b>€"<i>USA Today</i><br></b><br>€œGood news to the employee looking for advancement [and] a wake-up call to organizations and corporations.€<b>€"<i>The Christian Science Monitor</i></b><br><br>€œAnyone 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.€<b>€"Warren Bennis, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b>