Emotional Intelligence 2.0
by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
A short, practical book with an online assessment and sixty-six strategies across four skills: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management. It is thin on theory and thick on tactics, which is what most readers want. The assessment code is single-use; buy new.
Read it if…
you want a quick, applied introduction to emotional intelligence with a measurement.
Skip it if…
you want the research; read Goleman's original instead.
Three things you will actually use
- Observe your emotions like a reporter.
- Count to ten; the pause is the skill.
- Watch body language in meetings; it says more than words.
Do this first
Take the assessment, pick your lowest skill and apply three of its strategies for a month.
Our verdict
Practical and brief; a workbook more than a book.
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