Emotional aptitude is a meta-ability, determining how well we can use whatever other skills we have, including raw intellect.
[Sharmayne Williams:]...puoi avere tutte le emozioni possibili, ma non devi permettere che siano loro a manovrarti.
You need the negative focus to survive, but a positive one to thrive,
What can we change that will help our children fare better in life?
To know that a person is a valedictorian is to know only that he or she is exceedingly good at achievement as measured by grades. It tells you nothing about how they react to the vicissitudes of life....
The single most important factor in maximizing the excellence of a group’s product was the degree to which the members were able to create a state of internal harmony, which lets them take advantage o...
The most powerful form of nondefensive listening, of course, is empathy: actually hearing the feelings behind what is being said.
Las ideas creativas son como un capullo delicado: hay que mimarlas para que florezcan.
It’s the most important relationships in your life, the people you see day in and day out, that seem to be crucial for your health. And the more significant the relationship is in your life, the more...
In fact, people who are extremely adept at mental tasks that demand cognitive control and a roaring working memory—like solving complex math problems—can struggle with creative insights if they have t...
Es la combinación entre el talento razonable y la capacidad de perseverar ante el fracaso lo que conduce al éxito.
Emotional aptitude is a meta-ability , determining how well we can use whatever other skills we have , including raw inellect .
Dreams are private myths; myths are shared dreams).
A wealth of information means a poverty of attention.
Passions overwhelm reason time and again.
Yvonne Sell, the Hay Group’s director of the leadership and talent practice in the United Kingdom, who did the study, found such leaders are rare: only 18 percent of executives attained this level. Th...
When people feel good, they work at their best. Feeling good lubricates mental efficiency, making people better at understanding information and using decision rules in complex judgments, as well as m...
This harkens back to Freud’s famous question, What does woman want? As Epstein answers, She wants a partner who cares what she wants.
The organizations that compete internally will not be successful in the future.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant, Albert Einstein