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Summary: Indispensable, alters the whole notion of competence
Review: As the author of a business book myself, I was recently asked during an interview what ten business books I would recommend. Without hesitation, I suggested Mr. Goleman's book. He shows exactly why emotional intelligence makes such a significant difference in the workplace, and why, as a society, we need to devote more resources to emotional literacy.
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Summary: Interesting - Thought provoking
Review: Being a student of author Dr. Jeff McNair works, this ranks right up with his writings. Daniel captures articulately the essence of emotional intelligence in a workable fashion. I would say it is a must read for anyone who is in business of human resourses.Very well done
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Summary: Sheer Disappointment
Review: Compared to the auther's first book that has bought me such a new insight into human nature, the second book is like an old man reiterating what he has learnt in the past and see everything through the same len. Maybe what he said is still right, but it gives me a feeling that the idea are not all interconnected, well-knitted and insightful. The theme of the book is simple: The business circle has further proven his EQ theory. The volume of supporting data only highlight the hollowness of the idea presented in the book
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Summary: Packed with Knowledge!
Review: Daniel Goleman followed up his bestselling classic Emotional Intelligence with this equally classic sequel that focuses on how emotional intelligence is applied in the workplace. Insightful and richly detailed, Goleman's work educates and inspires without ever sounding trite or sappy, like some annoying quick-fix scheme. If you are leadership bound and think success is all about strategy and technique, this will provide some very useful insights into what people really think about managing and being managed. The most intriguing sections focus on the application of emotional intelligence at work, but it would be pretty useful at home, too (if we could just get out of the office). If you think that you don't need to be more aware of the emotional undercurrents all around you, we from getAbstract warn that you need to read this most of all.
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Summary: Tremendous work by Mr. Daniel Goleman
Review: Dear Readers, This book was mainly written for Business. As I went through this book, I find it appliable to our daily life. A great job by author. Bijesh
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Summary: every executive should read & apply this book to succeed
Review: Dr. Goleman did an excellent job with his second book on Emotional Intelligence because he gives more detail on how to correct the lack of Emotional Intelligence in the business and professional world. On page 26 he tells us how to do a check up on our missing competences for emotional intelligence( both personal and social competencies) and he also mentions that there must be a continious follow up on this program to achieve a lasting effect over the change of our un-wanted bad habits and he alos mentions the guidelines for emotional competence TRAINING which is very helpful in the seminars to train management executives. Dr. Goleman explains also that it takes months to be able to modify our personality, so that some people will not dispair because they can not get an overnight change, it takes time, perseverance and practice to become a proficient and capable executive with good emotional intelligence. Dr. Goleman also explains the effect that stress has on CORTISOL and how it affects mistakes, memory and health and overall management; so this is an excellent book that should be a required textbook on all the MBA programs and for all the project management personnel. In other words Dr. Goleman is helping everybody to modify their personalities to be able to produce more with less stress and wear (or exhaustion). Good luck to all the readers and see you at the top.
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Summary: A Limited Concept Book
Review: Emotional Intelligence is a limited concept book. It proposes that workplace success comes from a good and kind character, not from any actual technical, high IQ knowledge. Although, to a limited extent it is true -- I would rather work with a kind, unselfish, honest colleague and manager than a clever, mean human being -- at the same time it indirectly knocks down all the educational institutions and insults intelligent, knowledgeable people. If "emotional intelligence" is all we need to succeed at work, then we might as well employ airheads with saintly characters! But, we all know that in reality caring, understanding people rarely make it to a successful position. History has taught us that or we would not have experience-based sayings like "scum rises to the top"! If the concepts in this book were true, then we would not have ENRON to deal with and successful managers/executives everywhere would hand over their exorbitant compensation packages and divide their bonuses, demanding that they are so "emotionally intelligent" they cannot bring themselves to be selfish and pilfer company profits in this way. We would also not have such realistic books, like the superbly funny satire, "Management By Vice" by the knowledgeable author C.B.Don, where the realistic character traits of what are viewed as "successful managers" are portrayed. "Emotional Intelligence" is sure to have an instant appeal to those, who would rather use what comes naturally to every sly "animal"...their basic "emotional" instincts...rather than apply their IQ's to studying hard. What truly counts for progess and long-term company success is hiring high IQ, morally sound inventors and managers with profound knowledge in their respective fields. The concept of "emotional intelligence" is just unrealistic, too limited and only leads to more workplace "emotional" nitwits in postions of authority, who bungle profitable projects, while professing their "love" for all employees!
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Summary: The definitive work on the subject
Review: Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, has been a big buzzword lately. In the wake of Enron and Worldcom, it's obvious that brilliance is not enough. So what is? This book is a practical manual for how to apply emotional intelligence at your workplace. It is written by the godfather of the field, which is the source of it's credibility. This book is more applied than his prior work (Emotional Intelligence) and a little easier to understand and apply than his latest work (Primal Intelligence). Coming out of reading this, you should have an understanding of the difference between analytical and emotional intelligence, as well as how to define and measure competencies in the latter. Additionally, you should have ideas on how to apply this in your team. Although it's very practical in nature, the book is based by solid research. Goleman is a researcher at Case Western, and his research passes several levels of academic rigor. (Think of it as similar to "Good to Great" in that light) Enjoy!
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Summary: The definitive work on the subject
Review: Emotional Intelligence, or EQ, has been a big buzzword lately. In the wake of Enron and Worldcom, it's obvious that brilliance is not enough. So what is? This book is a practical manual for how to apply emotional intelligence at your workplace. It is written by the godfather of the field, which is the source of it's credibility. This book is more applied than his prior work (Emotional Intelligence) and a little easier to understand and apply than his latest work (Primal Intelligence). Coming out of reading this, you should have an understanding of the difference between analytical and emotional intelligence, as well as how to define and measure competencies in the latter. Additionally, you should have ideas on how to apply this in your team. Although it's very practical in nature, the book is based by solid research. Goleman is a researcher at Case Western, and his research passes several levels of academic rigor. (Think of it as similar to "Good to Great" in that light) Enjoy!
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Summary: This guy must be kidding!
Review: For those of you who may think that "IQ" doesn't matter much, read some real research: Schmidt, F. L., & Hunter, J. E. (1998). The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: Practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings. Psychological Bulletin, 124(2), 262-274. In fact, IQ is the best predictor of work performance (correlating .51 with work performance across various jobs). There is no, I repeat no, credible evidence, apart from Goleman's endless unsubstantiated anecdotes, backing Goleman's claims. He has never published anything in a credible academic journal, and it is absolutely amazing that so many people who are uniformed but well-intentioned, have followed his advice. How many millions of dollars have been spend on unproven EQ programs and methods, that would have been better invested somewhere else?
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