Empathy Represents The Foundation Skill For All

Teachers Need To Be Comfortable Talking About Feelings.

Emotional 'literacy' Implies An Expanded Responsibility For Schools In Helping To Socialize Children. This Daunting Task Requires Two Major Changes: That Teachers Go Beyond Their Traditional Mission And That People In The Community Become More Involved With Schools As Both Active Participants In Children's Learning And As Individual Mentors.

Iq And Technical Skills Are Important, But Emotional Intelligence Is The Sine Qua Non Of Leadership.

My Hope Was That Organizations Would Start Including This Range Of Skills In Their Training Programs - In Other Words, Offer An Adult Education In Social And Emotional Intelligence.

If Your Emotional Abilities Aren't In Hand, If You Don't Have Self-awareness, If You Are Not Able To Manage Your Distressing Emotions, If You Can't Have Empathy And Have Effective Relationships, Then No Matter How Smart You Are, You Are Not Going To Get Very Far.