News & announcements from January 2012
Money is emotional
Monday, January 30th, 2012Q: I work with my wife. I am a psychologist, financial analyst and family business consultant. She is a financial planner. I have been struck by the need for emotional intelligence regarding money and finance, but have not seen any writings specifically directed at that area. Any resources or ideas that you would recommend…
Does meditation squelch creativity?
Monday, January 23rd, 2012Q: I just watched “Creating A-Ha Moments.” Being rather creative in my work, I could very much relate to what you said. One thing however troubles me. I have been reading and enjoying Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s books on mindfulness, and have been “practicing” as best as I can awareness through out the day. It seems…
What is leadership?
Monday, January 9th, 2012Q: My question for you: If you had to write a definition of leadership what would it be? A: Leadership is Influencing people to take action. In the workplace, leadership is the art of getting work done through other people. Leadership can be widely distributed within an organization – most everyone leads at some time…
Chess, anyone?
Monday, January 2nd, 2012Q: I have a chess school for young kids (from 4 years old) and our great challenge is how to deal with their emotions and feelings related to winning and losing, i.e., how to face the results. Our principal goal is to improve thought habits through chess and pre-chess, but it is not easy when…
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.