Emotional
Intelligence Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success,
happiness or virtue. Goleman's
fascinating report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience
offers us startling new
insight into our "two minds"--the rational and the emotional--and how
they together shape our
destiny.
Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. Daniel
Goleman's fascinating and persuasive
book argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow,
ignoring a crucial range of
abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life. 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 add up to
a different way of being
smart - one he terms "emotional intelligence." Emotional intelligence
includes self-awareness
and impulse control, persistence, zeal and self-motivation, empathy
and social deftness. These
are the qualities that mark people who excel in real life: whose intimate
relationships flourish,
who are stars in the workplace. These are also the hallmarks of character
and self-discipline, of
altruism and compassion - basic capacities needed if our society is
to thrive. Emotional
intelligence is not fixed at birth. Goleman's argument is based on
a highly original synthesis of
current research, including new insights into the brain architecture
underlying emotion and
rationality. He shows precisely how emotional intelligence can be nurtured
and strengthened in
all of us. And because the emotional lessons a child learns actually
sculpt the brain's circuitry,
Goleman provides detailed guidance as to how parents and schools can
be use this window of
opportunity in childhood.
Different ways to express your Emotional Intelligence:
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This page was created by Robert
A. Sek. Last updated December 11, 1997. 