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Self-Awareness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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Self-Awareness (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman, Robert Steven Kaplan, Susan David, Tasha Eurich
November 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
176 pages
1h 42m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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The First Component of Emotional Intelligence

By Daniel Goleman

Self-awareness is the first component of emotional intelligence—which makes sense when one considers that the Delphic oracle gave the advice to “know thyself” thousands of years ago. Self-awareness means having a deep understanding of one’s emotions, strengths, weaknesses, needs, and drives. People with strong self-awareness are neither overly critical nor unrealistically hopeful. Rather, they are honest—with themselves and with others.

People who have a high degree of self-awareness recognize how their feelings affect them, other people, and their job performance. Thus, a self-aware person who knows that tight deadlines bring out the worst in him plans his time carefully and gets ...

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ISBN: 9781633696624