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 ...
Parenting against Genetic Risk
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 | Tags: children, development, emotional intelligence, family, genetics, parenting | Leave a Comment »As scientists learn more about the genetic roots of our behavior, there's a tendency to believe a kid's destiny is written in his genes. But parents, take heart: A recent study suggest that by maintaining an involved and supportive presence ...
New Spring Books: Staying with Conflict and Longing and Belonging
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | Tags: Education, children, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, family, parenting, social intelligence | Leave a Comment »In Staying with Conflict (Jossey-Bass, 2009), Bernard Mayer outlines a unique approach to conflict resolution. Rather than suggesting ways to quickly solve conflict, he offers strategies to encourage engagement between antagonists, ones that deepen their relationship over time rather than ...
Dacher Keltner-Paul Ekman Seminar
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 | Tags: compassion, emotional intelligence, events, happiness, health, social intelligence | 1 Comment »We here at the Greater Good Science Center are pretty excited to announce a new series of events we'll be hosting this year. Our "Science of a Meaningful Life" seminar series is designed to help audiences apply groundbreaking scientific findings to ...
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 ...
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 Psychology of Power
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Tags: emotional intelligence, power, social intelligence | Leave a Comment »Earlier this week, Shankar Vedantam of the Washington Post wrote this piece about the psychology of power. Vedantam cites research challenging the traditional view that manipulative and ruthless people are the ones most likely to rise to positions of power. "These studies show," ...
