The word empathy seems to show up somewhere in almost every conversation I have with leaders.

On this episode, Getting Better at Empathy with Emotional Intelligence Expert Daniel Goldman.

This is Coaching for for leaders episode 391.

Produced by Innovate Learning,

Maximizing Human Potential. potential. and I'm your host Dave Stahoviac. Leaders aren't born. They're made and this

weekly show gives you access to the practical wisdom that will empower you to become

a better leader. When I think about that phrase, leaders aren't born, they're made.

I think about one of the wonderful, wonderful models that I've had the privilege to learn about over

the years as many of you have, the model of emotional intelligence, and how much we all can learn and can grow on these competencies that are so important in leadership and who better to be here

teaching us about emotional intelligence and the topic of empathy which comes up in virtually

every conversation we have on the show

then Daniel Goldman. Daniel is an internationally known psychologist who lectures

frequently to professional groups, business audiences, and on college campuses.

His 1995 book, which many of you familiar with, called Emotional Intelligence, was on the New York Times

bestseller list for a year and a half and has more than 5 million copies in print worldwide in 40 different languages.

The Harvard Business Review has called Emotional Intelligence a revolutionary paradigm shattering idea.

He was also a science reporter for the New York Times

was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and received the American

Psychological Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for his media writing.

Daniel is the author and co-author of many best-selling books,

including most recently, the Building Blocks of Emotional Intelligence,

12 Leadership Primers on the key competencies of emotional intelligence.

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