News & announcements from 2008
Success: The Rest of the Story
Monday, December 22nd, 2008In his fascinating new book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell makes a strong case that people owe their success to a lot more than IQ. He reviews data and offers convincing cases to show that above an IQ in the neighborhood of 110-115, IQ fails as a predictor of success in a career. …
Can There be an Emotionally Intelligent Society?
Friday, November 21st, 2008I found an intriguing answer to this question when I made a recent visit to the picturesque seaside city of San Sebastian, capital of Gipuskoako, one of three provinces that make up the Basque area of Spain. San Sebastian also happens to be a world-class center for the development of social and emotional intelligence, due…
Flame Out
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008At last there’s a way to cool down before we flame online; those folks at Google have come up with a remedy for emotional hijacks at the keyboard. A “flame” occurs when we’re a bit agitated – frustrated, anxious, jealous, emotionally desperate – and compose an email, hit “Send” … and regret having sent it….
Good Work!
Sunday, August 24th, 2008What’s the connection between our work and leading a good life? Howard Gardner and I (we’ve known each other since our grad school days) had the chance to explore this question when we got together near Cambridge for a taped conversation (you can listen in on Good Work: Aligning Skills and Values, available from www.MoreThanSound.net)….
What’s Your Emotional Style?
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Who among us has not gotten upset by an argument, an unsettling talk with our boss, or a bad grade? And have you noticed that some of us get over these troubling encounters quickly, while others sulk or fume for a long time? Just why people some people are better at recovery than others, and…
Calm Down and Pay Attention: Cultivating Emotional Intelligence for Kids
Friday, May 30th, 2008The scene: a first-grade classroom in a Manhattan school. Not just any classroom, this one has lots of Special Ed students, who are very hyperactive. So the room is whirlpool of activity, some a bit frenzied. The teacher tells the kids that they’re going to listen to a CD. The kids quiet down a bit….
Build Your Will Power
Sunday, April 20th, 2008Those of us who struggle to resist junk foods or otherwise suffer a lack of will power will be heartened by some good and bad news from neuroscience. First, the bad news. A slew of studies suggest that we each have a fixed neural reservoir of will power, and that if we use it on…
When Emotional Intelligence Does Not Matter More Than IQ
Monday, March 24th, 2008The sub-title of my 1995 book Emotional Intelligence reads, “Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.” That subtitle, unfortunately, has led to misinterpretations of what I actually say – or at least it seems to among people who read no further than the subtitle. I’m appalled at how many people misread my work and make…
Leadership: Social Intelligence is Essential
Thursday, February 28th, 2008I’ve long argued that outstanding leadership requires a combination of self-mastery and social intelligence. What’s the difference? Self-mastery refers to how we handle ourselves; for those familiar with my model of emotional intelligence, self-mastery breaks down into self-awareness and self-control. The leadership competencies that build on self-mastery include self-confidence, the drive to improve performance, staying…
Some Big News About Learning
Friday, February 15th, 2008Here’s a sneak preview of some headlines that you’ll see in the next few months: teaching kids to be more emotionally and socially competent boosts their academic achievement. More precisely, when schools offer students programs in social and emotional learning, their achievement scores gain around 11 percentile points. In the era of No Child Left…
Welcome to the website and blog of psychologist Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., author of the New York Times bestseller Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships. Dr. Goleman is an internationally known psychologist who lectures frequently to professional groups, business audiences, and on college campuses. Working as a science journalist, Goleman reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times for many years. His 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence (Bantam Books) was on The New York Times bestseller list for a year-and-a-half; with more than 5,000,000 copies in print worldwide in 40 languages, and has been a best seller in many countries.