I have enjoyed Goleman's book. At first I was a huge skeptic and over all his style of writing annoys me, but I have taken valueable things out of the book, such as his five personal and social competiencies. The paper that we have wrote really forced me to look critically at myself and think about what I really want out of life and work. Goleman's book is about team work, but I have learned that the most important part of the team is yourself, and how you conduct yourself around others, this was a much needed life lesson.
Posted by at October 17, 2005 11:13 PMBeing that you were such a critic of Goleman, I am surprised by your response. I'm delighted that you found the paper to be useful in examining your personal and social competencies. What I find most important is that you have control over your thoughts and actions, not those of others. That **is** an important life lesson - it took me years to make that discovery. You are ahead of the game!
Posted by: Aimee at November 22, 2005 12:02 AM