Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught?
Friday, October 30th, 2009 | Tags: emotional intelligence, emotional literacy | 4 Comments »Since Daniel Goleman popularized the term “emotional intelligence” (EI), studies have found that high EI is associated with lots of good things, including academic and occupational success, resistance to stress, and better relationships. But is EI something we can learn, ...
Military Intelligence Meets Emotional Intelligence
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 | Tags: emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, mindfulness, positive psychology, violence | 4 Comments »The top story on the front page of today's New York Times reports that the U.S. Army is going to require that its soldiers--all 1.1 million of them--take an intenstive training course meant to strengthen their emotional resilience. "The training, ...
Putting Emotional Intelligence to Work
Monday, August 10th, 2009 | Tags: emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, happiness, social integration, work | 1 Comment »Ever notice a colleague who seems to keep up a positive attitude at work, no matter what comes her way? How does she do it? According to a study lead by psychologist Abraham Carmeli, published recently in the Journal of ...
And they all lived happily ever after…
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Education, children, development, emotional literacy, empathy, family, parenting | Leave a Comment »Growing up, I was always a fan of bedtime stories with my mom. Looking back, I realize she had quite a talent for picking some good ones (like my favorite, Where the Wild Things Are). According to a recent study by ...
Paul Ekman-Dalai Lama book event
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | Tags: compassion, emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, empathy, events, goodness, happiness, human nature, morality, neuroscience, prosocial behavior, psychology, religion | Leave a Comment »On October 22, Greater Good magazine and the Greater Good Science Center will be hosting a special event with world-renowned psychologist Paul Ekman. Ekman, a Greater Good editorial board member, recently published Emotional Awareness, an extended conversation between himself and ...
Community = Happiness?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 | Tags: Jen ratio, cooperation, emotional literacy, empathy, family, happiness, prosocial behavior, self-transcendance, social capital, social connections, social exclusion | Leave a Comment »Dick Meyer, NPR's new editorial director of digital media, has authored a new book, Why We Hate Us: American Discontent in the New Millennium. In it he rails against how our consumer culture has overemphasized the role and importance ...
Event: Here’s Looking At You
Saturday, January 12th, 2008 | Tags: emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, evolution, human nature, psychology | Leave a Comment »Think we learn how to make facial expressions as we grow up? Think again, says Paul Ekman, a UCSF psychology professor emeritus and Greater Good editorial board member. Ekman has spent 40 years studying human emotions and photographing facial expressions ...
Want a raise? Consider your boss’ emotions first
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 | Tags: emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, money, power, psychology, work | Leave a Comment »If you're thinking about asking your boss for a raise, you had better consider whether he or she is happy first. Supervisors' incidental emotions - the results of seemingly insignificant events, such as whether the sun is shining or whether ...
The (inverse) power of praise
Monday, November 19th, 2007 | Tags: children, development, emotional literacy, family, motivation, parenting | Leave a Comment »Po Bronson recently picked up the American Association for the Advancement of Science's 2007 Science Journalism Award in the Print/Magazine category for his Feb. 19, 2007 article (co-authored with Ashley Merryman), "How Not to Talk to Your Kids," published in ...
Moral Machines
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 | Tags: Uncategorized, emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, empathy, human nature, prosocial behavior | Leave a Comment »In the Summer 2007 issue of Greater Good, I wrote about how scientists and engineers are trying to build machines who can read and reflect human emotions. (Unfortunately, the article is not available online.) In researching the piece, I was ...
