Daniel Goleman
In this podcast, I talk with Daniel Goleman, author of the groundbreaking book, Emotional Intelligence. Goleman’s recent research on brain science suggests new ways to use our minds to be creative when we need to be, to build rapport more easily, and to stay focused and productive for longer periods of time.
His new findings are included in his latest eBook, The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights. He shares some of those insights with us in this podcast.
Podcast run time: 15:40
Intro music exluna by Jakub Koter
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I’ve been trying for years to be kind of an educated (lets say) person and when I thought I I’ve read, studied and learned whatever I believed it would make me that I realised there is still something missing. Highly logical thinking does not necessarily assist in making a connection with people (with a few exceptions). This is the answer I’ve been looking for for years and thank you for ‘making it famous” so it got to me. Thanks Daniel
Michael thanks for bringing Daniel Goleman’s voice to your pages on Management Consulting. His approach has been imitated and marketed and rolled out time and again by others, but Dan deserves the true credit for bringing the concept to the masses and then applying it to professional contexts. Not only was listening to the podcast therapeutic, as is reading him, but also very validating of my own approach to training future consultants in the MSc program I run. Keep up the great work with your newsletter and site and persevere in bringing more of such outside the box thinkers as Goleman.
Thanks Michelle!
I’ve been studying emotional intelligence for years and its always great to hear new insights, especially from industry leaders like Daniel Goleman. I teach emotional intelligence to business leaders using my herd of horses. Horses mirror our emotional state and our true intentions and give us immediate feedback on ourselves and our interactions. The horses’ behaviors in my workshops strongly echo the suggestion from Daniel Goleman that we first enhance our self-awareness in order to better develop rapport. When a person knows that their emotional state is not conducive to a productive interaction and can make as he says “a mid-course correction,” the horses react immediately with an improved response. Its fascinating to see this manifestation of self-awareness in the physical form. Thank you for this insightful interview.
How can we build self awareness, the first step? Create this perception by being present with our body, sensations, emotions. Sometimes our mind goes faster than our own body and awareness, it creates a false and tricky awareness. So let the body and the information taht gives us, do the work. Does the neocortex, our rational brain, help us to create connection? Mmmm, it doesn´t seem so! I do coaching focusing on the somatic aspect ( body intelligence, non verbal communication,leader´s body response) so Thanks Daniel for help us with your books to facilitate leader´s evolution!! Thanks also Michael for this space! Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!
Daniel,
Do you think emotional intelligence is the “id” at work? I’ve read and enjoyed emotional intelligence as a psychological insight into my self awareness and understanding. I feel very much driven by my emotions. These emotions have always lead me into making good decisions in business and personally. My emotions have always been a driving force and I’ve felt my personality and the strength of my intuitiveness have lead me along. I’m not a strong thinker, my emotions won’t allow that, not like, let’s say, Einstein or an accountant, or an introvert. My but more emotional and outgoing. I rely on my emotions and the intelligence of feel it brings me. I believe emotions can be very creative. As a tool, you just need to know how to use it effectively, such as; monitoring those impulses and not acting too quickly on them. Like say a hunch, you’re in a new love/relationship, or in a business personal and sensitive business discussion, you don’t want your “id” mis-read ing a comment or action.
Hi Daniel,
Do you feel emotional intelligemce is the “id” at work, or mot=re the “ego’ scanning the social landscape?