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Daniel Goleman is an American psychologist and author, renowned for his contributions to the field of emotional intelligence (EQ). His book 'Emotional Intelligence' became an international bestseller and propelled the importance of emotional intelligence in education, the workplace, and personal development.

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“Green is a process, not a status. We need to think of 'green' as a verb, not an adjective.”

Thinking Needs Process Green Verbs Adjectives

Book:Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything

Source: Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything

“When I say manage emotions, I only mean the really distressing, incapacitating emotions. Feeling emotions is what makes life rich. You need your passions.”

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“I think the smartest thing for people to do to manage very distressing emotions is to take a medication if it helps, but don't do only that. You also need to train your mind.”

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“Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings.”

Needs Feelings Talking Teacher Comfortable Emotional Literacy

Book:Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Source: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

“Companies in the East put a lot more emphasis on human relationships, while those from the West focus on the product, the bottom line. Westerners appear to have more of a need for achievement, while in the East there's more need for affiliation.”

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“We need to re-create boundaries. When you carry a digital gadget that creates a virtual link to the office, you need to create a virtual boundary that didn't exist before.”

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“Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one's own emotions and the emotions of others.”

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“School success is not predicted by a child's fund of facts or a precocious ability to read as much as by emotional and social measures; being self-assured and interested: knowing what kind of behavior is expected and how to rein in the impulse to misbehave; being able to wait, to follow directions, and to turn to teachers for help; and expressing needs while getting along with other children.”

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Author:Daniel Goleman

“The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If empathy arises, and if that person is in dire need, then empathic concern can come. You want to help them, and then that begins a compassionate act. So I'd say that compassion begins with attention.”

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Author:Daniel Goleman

“Empathetic people are superb at recognizing and meeting the needs of clients, customers, or subordinates. They seem approachable, wanting to hear what people have to say. They listen carefully, picking up on what people are truly concerned about, and respond on the mark.”

People Needs Seems Empathy Concerned Mark Meetings Customers Clients Recognizing Subordinates Superb Empathetic

Book:Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

Source: Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

“Simple inattention kills empathy, let alone compassion. So the first step in compassion is to notice the other's need. It all begins with the simple act of attention.”

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Author:Daniel Goleman

“Directing attention toward where it needs to go is a primal task of leadership.”

Needs Attention Tasks Primal

Author:Daniel Goleman

“Remember, empathy need not lead to sympathetically giving in to the other side’s demands—knowing how someone feels does not mean agreeing with them.”

Needs Giving Feels Mean Doe Remember Sides Knowing Demand Empathy Giving In

Book:Working with Emotional Intelligence

Source: Working with Emotional Intelligence