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7 Steps To Foster Emotional Intelligence In Your Team

Tanveer Naseer

When Daniel Goleman released “Emotional Intelligence” in 1995, did anyone think that this best-selling book would transform the role of leadership? After selling more than 5,000,000 copies and being dubbed “a revolutionary, paradigm-shattering idea” by the Harvard Business Review, it’s clear that Goleman struck a chord with business leaders.

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Do We Need Leaders?

Harvard Business Review

If ever a country needed a Jim Collins-style Level 5 leader who also embodies Daniel Goleman's notions of emotional intelligence and Peter Drucker's ideas about effectiveness , it's Egypt right now. Organizations as diverse as Ushahidi and file-sharing sites show how plenty can be accomplished without an explicitly hierarchical structure.

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People Skills Are Hard Skills - More Than You Know

Building Personal Strength

One intellectual movement, called “emotional intelligence,” introduced by Daniel Goleman over 15 years ago, shined a spotlight on people skills. Video production companies treat only a few of the essential people skills, and their approach seems mostly to entertain and motivate, not to teach how.

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True North Groups: A Conversation With Bill George

Harvard Business Review

The big difference with True North Groups is that they provide forums for diverse sets of people to share highly personal issues and beliefs without requiring any specific affinity like chemical dependency or religious belief. Typically, a personal board of directors is formed to help an individual with professional issues.