DANIEL GOLEMAN

Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

February 19 at 7:30pm · Mountainlair Ballroom

Daniel Goleman, founder of Emotional Intelligence Services, is a psychologist who, for 12 years, reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times. His groundbreaking book, Emotional Intelligence, transformed the way the world educates children, relates to family and friends, and does business. Since its release this book has been a fixture on bestseller lists throughout America and has achieved international bestseller status in Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

While Goleman does not discount the importance of IQ, he believes it is not the sole measure of what it means to be smart and successful. He believes emotional intelligence (EI) – which involves emotional balance, persistence, motivation, empathy and social finesse – is a critically important predictor of success. Although it is shaped by childhood experience, EI can be improved and developed by learning throughout life.

Goleman’s next book, written with Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, is entitled Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, and will be released this spring to coincide with the release of two related articles in the December 2001 and April 2002 issues of the Harvard Business Review. These articles expand upon Goleman’s “What Makes a Leader?” – the most requested reprint in the history of the HBR.

In his most recent book, Working with Emotional Intelligence, Goleman’s argues that workplace competencies based on emotional intelligence play a far greater role in star performance and leadership than do intellect or technical skill, and that both individuals and companies can benefit from cultivating these capabilities.

Goleman has received many awards for his writing, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association. He has also received two nominations for the Pulitzer Prize, and he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his efforts to communicate the behavioral sciences to the public. Goleman also co-chairs the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in the Organization – based at the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at Rutgers University.