Over all I like this book. I think it provided me with great basis to bigin with in dealing with teams and individually in my social life and in my choice of career. I think the best part of it was that there are so many ways you can take an advice and use it in different situations. For example, I liked when Goleman talked about motivation being used in group situation. he describes how to motivate the group but I took a lot of the advice on motivation for my personal use. I think the majority of the book is common sense. Most of the things that he talks are about common etiquettes that we should already know. However, the overall concept of emotional intellegence was fascinating and something I never thought of as being that deep.
Posted by at October 20, 2005 12:16 AMI'm glad that you found Goleman's concepts to be useful. I agree with you that "the majority of the book is common sense." However, though it is difficult to imagine now, you'll find that sometimes we forget common sense in a team setting. The good news is that you will be more aware of these concepts now, so if something emerges, you should be ready to use your emotional intelligence to stay focused on team and organizational goals. Fantastic - good luck!
Posted by: Aimee at November 22, 2005 10:09 AM