If you’re new to the emotional intelligence conversation, Harvard researcher Daniel Goleman authored the internationally best-selling book Emotional Intelligence (1995), which spent more than 18 months on The New York Times bestseller list.
He followed up with Working with Emotional Intelligence (1998), arguing that non-cognitive skills can matter as much as IQ for workplace success and leadership effectiveness.
In Goleman’s EQ framework, once you land a job in your field of expertise and start considering things like increasing your role, getting promoted, leading others, and navigating political landscapes, IQ will be begging for EQ to show up and take over.
