Emotional Intelligence

By: Daniel Goleman

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

This program features a new introduction read by Daniel Goleman and a bonus dialogue between the author and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

It is the tenth anniversary since the first publication of Daniel Goleman's groundbreaking bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, which maps the territory where IQ meets EQ, where we apply what we know to how we live. Spending over a year on the New York Times bestseller list, Emotional Intelligence provided the evidence for what many successful people already knew: being smart isn't just a matter of mastering facts; it's a matter of mastering your own emotions and understanding the emotions of the people around you.

©1995 Daniel Goleman (P)2001 Books on Tape Inc., Published by Audio Renaissance, a Division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC

Critic reviews

"Fascinating...well-researched...an engrossing, captivating work." (Booklist)

"Impressive in its scope and depth, staggering in its implications." (Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., author of Wherever You Go, There You Are)

A very Basic popular psychology book

At the time of its publication in 1995, this book was considered revolutionary by many, and influenced a lot of important subsequent writing; I would even dare say changes in attitudes to how we consider our personal and professional relationships. However, in 2023, when “therapy talk” seems to be everywhere, in our work places and at home, many situational examples and subsequent advice presented in this book sound very primitive if not banal. If this is your first book on popular psychology, Emotional Intelligence is probably a good place to start. However, if you’re an avid reader or a student of this genre, please save your time and money….

The need for this being taught in schools

Intriguing and mind stimulating
Loved this book, makes me want to read more
The world needs this

Knowing the background of the brain

The narrator sounded monotone throughout and over time the message was getting lost with the lack of enthusiasm. The message of the book was very insightful and will do my best to remember these practices of emotional intelligence

ehh

the monotone audible is horrendous. the meat and potatoes was not what I expected. I expected the book to be about managing emotional intelligence and building on it. this was more high level and about studies surrounding the topic.

Don't like narrator

Content is good lots of references
but Sounds exactly like a robot
Wish the author read his own book

Excellent

Such an informative and intriguing book! It really helped me to understand the "why" in what I do! Definitely a "must read" in my life!

Good foundation into EQ

In this book Daniel Goleman gives excellent examples of how to utilize emotional intelligence.

The only negative thing is that Daniel Goleman narrates the first chapter only.

PAINFUL to listen to - needs better voice

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No - I heard about this book from a coworker. She made it sound fascinating. She read the paper book and I need to listen. Well, this book was so painful to listen to that I have no idea whether the content is good or not!

Surprisingly, I heard an interview of Daniel Goleman on NPR for his new book Focus. Now, HE was so enthusiastic, I wanted to hear the book too. So I'm glad to see that he reads his own book Focus. I hope that he goes back and records this one too because I'd love to hear him read it.

How could the performance have been better?

The author is a great speaker...let him read the book, not this other guy. For these informational, non-fiction works, I think the author is the one who is most enthusiastic about the ideas.

Helped Me Gain An Appreciation of the Irrational

Emotional Intelligence provides a look into how emotion drives everything we do. Those that are able to understand this, and can deal with it, have a larger potential than those with a more pure intellectual outlook on how people behave. Goleman's book does an excellent job of peeling back myths about how rational people are, and challenges the listener to analyze how emotions drive them. It also provides some minimal guidance on understanding other people's emotional behavior.

super stuff. enjoyed every minute of it.

loved it. so interesting and expansive. the greatest book listened to for a while.. g