Iq And Technical Skills Are Important, But

Women, On Average, Tend To Be More Aware Of Their Emotions, Show More Empathy, And Are More Adept Interpersonally. Men On The Other Hand, Are More Self-confident And Optimistic, Adapt More Easily, And Handle Stress Better.

Leaders With Empathy Do More Than Sympathize With People Around Them: They Use Their Knowledge To Improve Their Companies In Subtle, But Important Ways.

Even Though A High Iq Is No Guarantee Of Prosperity, Prestige, Or Happiness In Life, Our Schools And Our Culture Fixate On Academic Abilities, Ignoring The Emotional Intelligence That Also Matters Immensely For Our Personal Destiny.

But Once You Are In That Field, Emotional Intelligence Emerges As A Much Stronger Predictor Of Who Will Be Most Successful, Because It Is How We Handle Ourselves In Our Relationships That Determines How Well We Do Once We Are In A Given Job.

One Of The Leading Theories Of Why Electroconvulsive Therapy Is Effective For Most Severe Depressions Is That It Causes A Loss Of Short-term Memory - Patients Feel Better Because They Can't Remember Why They Were Sad.