Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. Our view of human intelligence is too narrow and ignores a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life. Drawing on groundbreaking research, Daniel Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do well.

Publishers Weekly

This international #1 bestseller, which spent a year on PW's list, explains why EI can be more important than IQ. (July)

Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., is founder of Emotional Intelligence Services in Boston, Massachusetts. For twelve years he covered the behavioral and brain sciences for the The New York Times, and has also taught at Harvard (where he received his doctorate). In addition to Emotional Intelligence, his previous books include Vital Lies, Simple Truths; The Meditative Mind; and, as co-author, The Creative Spirit.