The social brain is in its natural habitat when we're talking with someone face-to-face in real time.
Daniel GolemanBrain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.
Daniel GolemanScheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it, personally, even professionally.
Daniel GolemanThe best leaders donโt know just one style of leadershipโtheyโre skilled at several, and have the flexibility to switch between styles as the circumstances dictate.
Daniel GolemanComparing the three domains, I found that for jobs of all kinds, emotional competencies were twice as prevalent among distinguishing competencies as were technical skills and purely cognitive abilities combined. In general the higher a position in an organization, the more EI mattered: for individuals in leadership positions, 85 percent of their competencies were in the EI domain.
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