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Emotional Intelligence

Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
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Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman explores the vital role of our "two minds"β€”the rational and the emotionalβ€”and how they influence our success and happiness. Goleman reveals five key skills of emotional intelligence that affect our relationships, work, and health, offering a groundbreaking perspective on what it means to be truly smart. The book emphasises that emotional literacy can be developed throughout life, making it essential reading for anyone invested in personal growth and social harmony.
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Ideal for readers interested in self-help, personal development, psychology, educators, parents, and business leaders who want to understand and cultivate emotional intelligence to improve their personal and professional lives.

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Goleman's report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into the "two minds"--the rational and the emotional--and how they together shape destiny.

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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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780553383713

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 September 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Bantam Books Inc

Edition: Revised edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 352

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.Β 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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