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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

You’ll learn that the key to being successful must be something else. According to a 2013 study by American Express , EQ is one of the biggest predictors of performance in the workplace and a strong driver of leadership and personal excellence. EQ is more than charisma or personality.

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How Emotional Intelligence Became a Key Leadership Skill

Harvard Business Review

It took almost a decade after the term was coined for Rutgers psychologist Daniel Goleman to establish the importance of emotional intelligence to business leadership. My research, along with other recent studies, clearly shows that emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership. Further Reading.