Emotional Intelligence: The #1 ability for leaders | Daniel Goleman

Emotional intelligence expert Daniel Goleman explains why EQ is crucial for leadership success and how it can be developed at any age. In this talk, he covers the four domains of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management—and their impact on leadership effectiveness and team dynamics.

Goleman emphasizes that while IQ may get you into leadership roles, emotional intelligence is what sets outstanding leaders apart. He shares practical examples illustrating how emotionally intelligent leaders inspire, motivate, and drive team performance.

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About Daniel Goleman:

Daniel Goleman is a former science journalist for the New York Times and co-founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning at the Yale University Child Studies Center (now at the University of Illinois, at Chicago). His 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence (Bantam Books) was on The New York Times bestseller list for a year and a half.

Goleman is also the author of Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. The book argues that new information technologies will create “radical transparency,” allowing us to know the environmental, health, and social consequences of what we buy. As shoppers use point-of-purchase ecological comparisons to guide their purchases, market share will shift to support steady, incremental upgrades in how products are made – changing every thing for the better.

His other books include Optimal and Altered Traits.