IQ and technical skills are important, but emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership.

- Daniel Goleman

CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence.

- Daniel Goleman

Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability…

- Daniel Goleman

Gifted leadership occurs when heart and head--feeling and thought--meet. These are the two winds that allow a leader to soar.

- Daniel Goleman

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

- Daniel Goleman

One aspect of a successful relationship is not just how compatible you are, but how you deal with your incompatibility.

- Daniel Goleman

Compassion begins with attention.

- Daniel Goleman

When we focus on others, our world expands.

- Daniel Goleman

If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't h…

- Daniel Goleman