Daniel Goleman

Daniel Goleman
Goleman at the 2011 WEF
Born	(1946-03-07) March 7, 1946 (age 78) Stockton, California, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Amherst College Harvard University
Spouse	Tara Bennett-Goleman
Website
danielgoleman.info

Daniel Goleman (born March 7, 1946) is an American

Daniel Goleman grew up in a Jewish household in Stockton, California, the son of Fay Goleman (née Weinberg; 1910–2010), professor of sociology at the University of the Pacific,^[2] and Irving Goleman (1898–1961), humanities professor at Stockton College (now San Joaquin Delta College). His maternal uncle was nuclear physicist Alvin M. Weinberg.

Goleman attended

Goleman studied in India using a pre-doctoral fellowship from Harvard and a post-doctoral grant from the Social Science Research Council.^[4] While in India, he spent time with spiritual teacher Neem Karoli Baba,^[5] who was also the guru to Ram Dass, Krishna Das, and Larry Brilliant.^[6] He wrote his first book based on travel in India and Sri Lanka.

Goleman then returned as a visiting lecturer to Harvard, where during the 1970s his course on the psychology of consciousness was popular.

Goleman was a science journalist at the New York Times until 1996, covering psychology, emotions, and the brain. He was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the Times.^[11] While there, he wrote the internationally bestselling book Emotional Intelligence (Bantam Books, 1995), which spent more than a year and a half on The New York Times Best Seller list.^[12][13]

Goleman gained widespread recognition for his contributions to the field of emotional intelligence, a notion that includes the abilities of self-awareness, managing one's own emotions, empathy, and social skills – essentially, how effectively we manage our emotions and understand the emotions of others. His book Emotional Intelligence has been translated into 40 languages globally, was celebrated by TIME magazine as one of the top 25 most pivotal books in the realm of business management.^[14]

In Working with Emotional Intelligence (Bantam Books, 1998), Goleman developed the argument that non-cognitive skills can matter as much as IQ for workplace success, and made a similar argument for leadership effectiveness in Primal Leadership (Harvard Business School Press, 2001). Goleman's most recent bestseller is Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence (Harper, 2013). In Goleman's Book Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence (Harper, 2013) he discusses the secret to success, and how mindfulness allows us to concentrate on what's important. Goleman explains that high achievers of mindfulness have mastered a "triple-focus," which encompasses three distinct types of attention: "inner," "other," and "outer." "Inner" focus is about self-awareness, "other" focus pertains to empathy, and "outer" focus involves an understanding of our surroundings. Goleman emphasizes that for business leaders, the practice of mindfulness is especially critical. The essence of leadership depends on the successful steering of the collective focus. This requires not only monitoring external developments relative to the organization but also engaging and guiding the focus of individuals both within and beyond the company's boundaries.^[15]

In his first book,

Awards

Goleman has received many awards, including:

• Career Achievement award for Excellence in the Media (1984) from the American Psychological Association.^[17]
• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of his efforts to communicate the behavioral sciences to the public^[18]
• Washburn Award for Science Journalism in 1997^[19]
• Ranked 39th on the 2011 Thinkers50^[20]

Publishing history

Books

• 1977:
  ISBN 978-0-87477-833-5
• 1985: Vital Lies, Simple Truths: The Psychology of Self-Deception, Bloomsbury Publishers.
  ISBN 0684831074
• 1988:The Meditative Mind: The Varieties of Meditative Experience. Tarcherperigee. ISBN 9780874778335
• 1995:
  ISBN 978-0-553-38371-3
• 1997: Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health. Shambhala. ISBN 9780553381054
• 1998: Harvard Business Review on What Makes a Leader? Co-authors: Michael MacCoby, Thomas Davenport, John C. Beck, Dan Clampa, Michael Watkins. Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 9781578516377
• 1998: Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books.
  ISBN 978-1856135016
• 2001: Primal Leadership: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, with
  ISBN 978-1422168035
• 2001: The Emotionally Intelligent Workplace: How to Select for, Measure, and Improve Emotional Intelligence in Individuals, Groups, and Organizations. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 9780787956905
• 2003: Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. Bantam Books. ISBN 9780553381054
• 2006:Social Intelligence: The New Science of Social Relationships. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0553803525
• 2006: Social Intelligence: Beyond IQ, Beyond Emotional Intelligence, Bantam Books.
  ISBN 978-0-553-38449-9
• 2009: Ecological Intelligence: The Hidden Impacts of What We Buy. Random House. ISBN 9780385527828
• 2013: Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence,
  ISBN 978-0062114969
• 2015: A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World, Bantam Books.
  ISBN 978-0553394894
• 2017:
  ISBN 978-0399184383
• 2019: The Emotionally Intelligent Leader, Harvard Business Review Press.
  ISBN 978-1-63369-733-1
• 2022: Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion, with
  ISBN 978-0241527870

Journal articles (selected)

• Miller, Dorothy H.; Goleman, Daniel J. (1970). "Predicting Post-Release Risk among Hospitalized Suicide Attempters".
  S2CID 144464545
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• S2CID 143998258
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• Goleman, Daniel J.;
  PMID 777059
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• Goleman, Daniel (January 1976). "Meditation and Consciousness: An Asian Approach to Mental Health".
  PMID 1259055
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• PMID 1254784
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• PMID 330418
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See also

• Emotional aperture

References

1. ^ Schawbel, Dan. "Daniel Goleman on the Importance of Ecological Intelligence". Forbes. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
2. ^ "Goleman was Pacific professor, women's advocate". The Record. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
3. ^ "Daniel Goleman: 2023 Centennial Medal Citation | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences". gsas.harvard.edu. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Bio". Daniel Goleman. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
5. ^ Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body.
6. ^ "Krishna Das : Songwriter Interviews". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
7. ^ "Emotional Intelligence Consortium – About Us". www.eiconsortium.org. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
8. ^ "Daniel Goleman: 2023 Centennial Medal Citation | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences". gsas.harvard.edu. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
9. ^ "Our Mission and Work". CASEL. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
10. ^ "Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations". HBS Working Knowledge. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
11. ^ "Goleman, D. Emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman".
12. ^ Bernhut, Stephen. "Primal Leadership, with Daniel Goleman". Ivey Business Journal, Vol. 66, No. 5, 2002, Pp. 14–15.
13. ^ "About Daniel Goleman – Daniel Goleman". Retrieved November 8, 2023.
14. ^ "Daniel Goleman: 2023 Centennial Medal Citation | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences". gsas.harvard.edu. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
15. ^ Palin, A. (2013). 'Focus: The hidden driver of excellence', by daniel goleman. FT.Com, Retrieved 2023-11-04
16. ISBN 978-0-87477-833-5
    . p. 107.
17. doi:10.1037/h0092175.. The award was given through the APA-affiliated American Psychological Foundation
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18. ISSN 1477-7282
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19. ^ "Washburn Award | Museum of Science, Boston". www.mos.org. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
20. ^ "Daniel Goleman Interview – Thinkers50". thinkers50.com. September 5, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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