"The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain." ― Daniel Goleman Topic(s): Intelligence More From Daniel Goleman "When I went on to write my next book, Working With Emotional Intelligence, I wanted to make a business case that the best performers were those people strong in these skills." "The industrial processes in use today were developed at a time when no one had to consider what the environmental impact was. Who cared? But making ecological concerns matter to a company’s bottom line will help it do the research and development that will reinvent everything we buy." "Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional messages." More In Intelligence "I never threatened him and no Syrian intelligence officer has ever pointed a gun to his head."― Rafik Hariri "Here’s the teaching point, if you’re teaching kids about intelligence and policy: Intelligence does not absolve policymakers of responsibility to ask tough questions, and it doesn’t absolve them of having curiosity about the consequences of their actions."― George Tenet "The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it."― Augustus Hare