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DANIEL GOLEMAN

(Expert # 38)

D Goleman Quick Facts

Area: Emotional Intelligence

eller: “Emotional Intelligence”

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ni l Goleman, Ph.D., is a psychologist, lecturer, and international consultant.
st-selling book, Emotional Intelligence, has more than 5 million copies in
nd has been translated into nearly 30 languages. Dr. Goleman was
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re ed on the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times.

B n Stockton, California, Dr. Goleman has been nomi
P r Prize and has received the Career Achievement Award for journalism fro
A erican Psychological Association. He graduated magna cum laude from
rst College and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology and
ality development from Harvard.

D leman was a co-founder of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and
otional Learning at the Yale University Child Studies Center with the goal to
h chools introduce emotional literacy courses. He
Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations, based at
Rutgers University, which seeks to recommend best pra
emotional competence.

David Riklan’s favorite Daniel Goleman Quotes and Thoughts

• Emotional intelligence consists of five skills: knowing what you’re thinki
  as you’re thinking it; handling your feelings so that distracting emotions
  don’t interfere with your ability to

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concentrate and learn; motivating

yourself, including maintaining optimism and hope; having empathy; and

social skills.