| FOREWORD BY PATRICK LENCIONI, AUTHOR OF THE BLOCKBUSTER, THE FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM |
The Challenge
Today, emotional intelligence needs little introduction. This "other kind of smart" is the #1 predictor of success both personally and professionally.
But knowing what it is and knowing how to use it to improve your life are two very different things.
The Study
The authors' groundbreaking research tested more than 500,000 people to discover how they use emotional intelligence and how it
influences their lives. The results shed light on some of the toughest questions facing us today: How can I manage emotions to
my benefit? What is the key to understanding people? Why is there so little emotional intelligence in the workplace?
What is my emotional intelligence and how can I improve it?
The Findings
A decade of research reveals what distinguishes those who use emotional intelligence to their benefit from those who do not. The book's
smooth narrative style turns rigorous research into memorable stories and practical strategies anyone can pick up and use today. Each copy
includes the opportunity to test your EQ online, via the authors' best-selling Emotional Intelligence Appraisal™ test, because knowing
your current "EQ" is an essential first step in using this skill to your benefit.
Consider the findings introduced for the first time in this book:
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- AN EMOTIONAL EPIDEMIC: 70% of us do not handle conflict or stress effectively, and just 36% understand emotions as they happen.
The greatest challenges are at work, where just 15% feel respected and valued by their employers
- IMPACT ON HEALTH: Emotional intelligence has a dramatic impact on the body's resistance to and recovery from disease,
including the leading killers in America today: heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes
- YOUR BRAIN IS PLASTIC: Unlike IQ, emotional intelligence is not fixed at birth. New skills learned
actually create permanent physical changes in the brain.
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- BRING IT TO WORK: People who use emotional intelligence well are 10 times more productive than those who don't.
It's no wonder that 90% of top performers are high in EQ, which is why EQ is twice as important as IQ in getting you where you want to go in life
- TAKE IT HOME: Children's emotional intelligence affects their grades, their friendships, and their interactions with parents and teachers.
The #1 influence on a child's ability to develop a high EQ? His/her parents' use of emotional intelligence in their parenting and with each other.
Drs. Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves have created a revolutionary program to help readers identify their emotional intelligence,
build their skills into strengths, and enjoy consistent performance in the pursuit of important life objectives.
At the heart of the book is the Internet-based Emotional Intelligence Appraisal™, the product of a decade-long effort to accurately measure and develop EQ skills.
At 208 pages, The Emotional Intelligence Quickbook is everything you need to know, without the filler. "Some of the strongest findings
from our research," comments Dr. Travis Bradberry, "fly in the face of what people have been told their entire lives; things they've always
thought would make them successful and give them what they want. This upsets some people."
That may be, but who can afford to ignore these findings?
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