Emotional Intelligence

Outline

Emotional Intelligence (1995) argues that the ability to understand and manage emotions can matter as much as, or more than, traditional intelligence for success in life. Daniel Goleman explains the five elements of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. He shows how these skills affect work, relationships, health, and learning, and how they can be developed at any age.

• Understanding and managing emotions can matter as much as traditional intelligence, or more, for success in life.
• Emotional intelligence has five elements: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.
• These skills shape how well you do at work, in relationships, in health, and in learning.
• Emotional skills are not fixed; they can be developed at any age.

Daniel Goleman is an American psychologist and science journalist who wrote about brain and behaviour research for The New York Times for many years. He is best known for popularising the idea of emotional intelligence, and this book became an international bestseller translated into many languages. His other books include Social Intelligence, Focus, and Primal Leadership.