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Emotional Intelligence

Summary

Emotional Intelligence (1995) by Daniel Goleman popularized the concept of EQ (emotional intelligence quotient) as a predictor of success distinct from IQ, arguing that self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills are crucial competencies.

Core Contribution

Popularized emotional intelligence for mass audiences; provided the intellectual foundation and branding for the SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) movement in education.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • emotional intelligence
  • SEL
  • EQ
  • psychology

Historical Influences

Howard Gardner Peter Salovey John Mayer developmental psychology

Intellectual Lineage

Daniel Goleman Howard Gardner's multiple intelligencespsychology

Allied Works

Working with Emotional Intelligence Social Intelligence

Contemporaries & Peers

Multiple Intelligencespositive psychology

Minds Influenced

SEL movement corporate training CASEL education reform

Intellectual Posterity

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