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Description of  Connect through Emotional Intelligence: Learn to master self, understand others, and build strong, productive relationships

Did you know that Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a better predictor of success than IQ? You can have all the skills and smarts, but if you arent great with people, your personal and professional life will always fall short of your expectations. In every sector, from teaching to manufacturing to law enforcement, brains and brawn no longer cut it. The ability to interact well with otherspeers, subordinates, and clientsis what makes candidates highly desirable in todays competitive market. Improving your EI is not about sitting in a circle and singing kumbaya. Its about becoming a fully functioning adult who enjoys a higher quality of life in every areawithin themselves, in their home, with their friends, and in their workplace. Heres the good news: While IQ is relatively fixedno amount of study can turn you into Albert Einsteinanyone can improve their EI. Connect Through Emotional Intelligence: Learn to Master Self, Understand Others, and Build Strong, Productive Relationships is your accessible and practical guide to: Understanding and overcoming internal obstacles that hold you back, Connecting with your coworkers and improving teamwork, Increasing your empathy, Giving more effective feedback, and Resolving conflict productively. From the Introduction: Heres the big picture of where were going: Imagine that you and a bunch of friends are planning a week-long camping trip the next state over, involving about a dozen cars. Vehicle-wise, there are three key components for a safe journey: You need to make sure that your car is running well and capable of making the trip. Once youre on the road, you need to interact safely with countless other vehicles, watching for brake lights and anticipating erratic driving. You need to coordinate with your friends to arrive at the same location. Ill explain how these apply in just a moment, but first I want to return to the research done on EI. Six years after Salovey and Mayers seminal work, Dr. Daniel Goleman brought the concept of EI to a much wider audience with his book Emotional Intelligence. Pulling from many different strands of research, Dr. Goleman defined Emotional Intelligence according to five areas[that] will provide some of our core topics: Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Self-motivation, Social skills, and Empathy. The first three are all about yourself (intrapersonal intelligence). The second two are about others (interpersonal intelligence). In this book, well begin by looking at you and how to make sound judgements about your own emotions and choose the wisest course of action. Then well look at how you interact with other peoples emotions, responding to people in general then those who are part of your life. So, the three parts of the book are: Me: Understanding and controlling my own car. Them: Being able to read and safely interact with the other cars. Us: Interacting with the other cars in my group to arrive at our desired destination. Think of this book as a toolbox that will not only help you fix your own car but also help with everyone elses cars. Each of these parts has three chapters, filled with research, stories, and useful information. But more than information, these chapters are devoted to helping you see real growth and increase your EI.