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Luminaries · 1946–

Daniel Goleman

Emotional WellbeingLeadership & Influence

Established emotional intelligence as a practical set of capacities central to leadership, relationships, and workplace success.

Daniel Goleman is included in the Luminaries collection for work associated with Emotional Wellbeing and Leadership & Influence. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.

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Luminaries

movement in the collection

1946–

life and work

2

focus areas

Ideas associated with the work

  • Explore the work through emotional wellbeing
  • Explore the work through leadership & influence
“Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years, and self-awareness is its keystone.”

— Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence

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“Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years, and self-awareness is its keystone.”

— Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence

Established emotional intelligence as a practical set of capacities central to leadership, relationships, and workplace success.

  • Emotional Wellbeing
  • Leadership & Influence

Signature works

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01

Emotional Intelligence

1995 · The book that brought emotional intelligence into public life.

02

Working with Emotional Intelligence

1998 · The framework applied to work and leadership.

03

Focus

2013 · Attention as the hidden driver of excellence.

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