Daniel Goleman Quote on Emotional Intelligence

If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.—Daniel Goleman

My thoughts:

Mental intelligence and technical skills will only take you so far in leadership. Emotional intelligence will take you farther. The ability to control and manage your own emotions and also control and manage other people’s emotions is an invaluable skill. Keep practicing it until you learn it. We’re never too old to learn how to be emotionally intelligent.

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Robert Tanner, MBA

Welcome to my leadership blog. I'm the Founder & Principal Consultant of Business Consulting Solutions LLC, a certified practitioner of psychometric assessments, and a former Adjunct Professor of Management. As a leadership professional, I bring 20+ years of real world experience at all levels of management.

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