Social Intelligence – Daniel Goleman
I have always been a great fan of Daniel Goleman’s work. His bestseller book, “Emotional Intelligence and working with Emotional Intelligence”, caught the business world by storm. In the book Daniel argued that the secret of success is not IQ, a business school degree, technical know or even years of expertise. Instead, in most cases, [...]
Creative Intelligence
Intelligence is not all about cool gadgets and super-macho action figures. Infact, it’s a lot like the fight against mosquitoes. Jane Mayer talks with Eric Haseltine, the former chief technology officer of the U.S. intelligence community about how the right mixture of technology, mathematics and analytical skills have led to successful missions against terrorism, and what businesses can learn. About [...]
Daniel Goleman on Compassion
Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, asks why we aren’t more compassionate more of the time. Sharing the results of psychological experiments (and the story of the Santa Cruz Strangler), he explains how we are all born with the capacity for empathy — but we sometimes choose to ignore it. About Daniel Goleman: Daniel Goleman [...]
Geniuses, Collaboration & Stubbornness
Malcolm Gladwell talks about the importance of stubbornness and collaboration in problem-solving, and how long it takes to master any challenge. He observes, ‘Modern problems require persistence more than genius, and we ought to value quantity over quality when it comes to intelligence… When you’re dealing with something as complex and as difficult as Fermat’s [...]
Music Intelligence
Mike McCready’s company, Platinum Blue, uses computers to analyze the mathematical patterns in songs. McCready and Malcolm Gladwell discuss how this technology can help the music business identify potential hits, and what Gladwell should listen to next. About Mike McCready: Mike McCready is an entrepreneur and executive in the international music industry and has been [...]
