Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important? | No Stupid Questions

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🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Today, something a little different. We're sharing an episode of No Stupid Questions, a podcast about human behavior hosted by Adam’s colleague and friend Angela Duckworth—a worldwide expert on grit—and Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio. In this episode, Angela and Stephen debate whether emotional intelligence is necessary for good leadership. Stephen also wonders if emotional intelligence is something that can be learned, and the two discuss whether high E.I. might actually have negative repercussions. To hear more episodes on the weird and wonderful ways that humans behave, follow No Stupid Questions wherever you're listening to this.

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0:00.0	Hi there, I'm Chris Duffy, host of How to Be a Better Human, another TED podcast.
0:04.0	Most of us want to be better, but we're not quite sure where to begin, and our show is here to help.
0:08.1	On our podcast, you'll hear from guests and TED speakers who might just make you a better human,
0:12.7	from standing up for what you believe in to challenging conventional wisdom, embracing rejection,
0:17.0	or finding gratitude every day, our show is your guide to becoming a little less terrible.
0:21.8	Not that you're terrible right now, I think you're great, but on something me become a little less
0:25.4	terrible and maybe you'll pick up something along the way. You can find How to Be a Better Human
0:29.6	wherever you're listening to this. Every leader wants their employees to live and work happily
0:34.9	ever after. Thankfully, you don't need a magic wand or a fairy godmother to make that dream come true.
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0:50.0	Visit UKG.com slash Y-UKG to learn more.
0:55.1	You might remember Angela Duckworth from our episode about the perils of following your career
0:59.3	passion. Angela's a fellow psychologist at Penn, the Queen of Grid, and I've been a fan of her work
1:05.5	and a friend of hers, I think, for well over a decade. I'm excited that we're bringing you an
1:10.8	episode of Angela's podcast, No Stupid Questions, which she co-hosts with Stephen Dubner of
1:15.8	Freakonomics Fames, who's also been on work life. Angela, this might be a stupid question, but
1:20.6	what is No Stupid Questions? Adam, that is not a stupid question. Stephen Dubner and I each week
1:28.0	ask a question about human nature, and we try to answer it. His answers are usually from a
1:34.1	journalistic perspective. I try to represent behavioral science. I love it. I have enjoyed the two of
1:40.8	you, bansering and riffing and sprinkling in all kinds of evidence that I wish I had already known
1:46.7	about, and it's not only enlightening, it's also highly entertaining to listen to.
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