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Optimal

How to Sustain Excellence Every Day

Optimal How to Sustain Excellence Every Day Hardcover – 11 Jan. 2024

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Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Altered Traits

Daniel Goleman

Optimal

How to Sustain Excellence Every Day

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 MARC BENIOFF, chair and CEO, Salesforce

"In the age of AI and machine intelligence, emotional intelligence is more important than ever for building a company culture that brings out the best in people and drives success. Anyone leading a team or organization should read Optimal―it will open your mind and show you the inner balance and skill set that we all need to face the future."
― MARC BENIOFF, chair and CEO, Salesforce

“Optimal: How to Sustain Personal and Organizational Excellence Every Day” is the latest ground-breaking work from Daniel Goleman, bestselling author of “Emotional Intelligence,” and Cary Cherniss. This book offers a fresh perspective on emotional intelligence and its crucial role in achieving peak performance.

Drawing on extensive research and real-world examples, Goleman and Cherniss reveal how individuals and organizations can harness the power of emotional intelligence to excel in today’s complex world. Whether you’re a business leader, team member, or simply someone looking to improve your personal effectiveness, “Optimal” provides the tools and insights you need.

Key features of the book include:

• A clear explanation of what optimal performance looks like and how to achieve it
• Practical strategies for developing crucial emotional intelligence skills
• Insights into creating emotionally intelligent organizational cultures
• Guidance on applying EI principles to enhance leadership and teamwork
• A look at the future of emotional intelligence and its potential impact on innovation and problem-solving

 

“Optimal” is essential reading for anyone seeking to perform at their best and create more effective, empathetic, and successful teams and organizations. By mastering the emotional intelligence competencies outlined in this book, readers will be better equipped to navigate challenges, build stronger relationships, and achieve sustainable excellence in all areas of life.

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Year Published
2025
Publisher
Penguin Business
Pages
272
Weight
340g
Language
English
ISBN 10
0241609038
ISBN 13
978-0241609033

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Meet the author

Biography
Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., is a renowned psychologist, science journalist, and author, best known for his ground breaking work on emotional intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University, where he also served as a visiting lecturer. Goleman reported on the brain and behavioural sciences for The New York Times for twelve years, earning two Pulitzer Prize nominations for his journalistic contributions. Goleman's seminal book, Emotional Intelligence (1995), revolutionized the understanding of intelligence by emphasizing the importance of emotional and social skills. This work spent over a year and a half on The New York Times Best Seller list and has been translated into 40 languages, making it a global bestseller. His subsequent books, including Working with Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership, further explore the application of emotional intelligence in personal and professional settings. Born in Stockton, California, Goleman was influenced by his parents, both of whom were......

Testimonials

PETER SALOVEY, Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology and university president

“No one has done more to help us understand the applications of emotional intelligence than Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss. In Optimal, they provide a lively overview of how to use emotional intelligence to optimize the performance of individuals, teams, and entire organizations, synthesizing more than three decades of findings. This book deserves to be studied by managers, coaches, therapists, affective scientists, and many others.”
― PETER SALOVEY, Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology and university president, Yale University

OSCAR MUNOZ, former CEO, United Airlines

“Powerful and deeply researchedOptimal offers actionable tools and insights that are essential to unlocking your potential, achieving stable success over time, building high-performing teams, and cultivating the most important leadership quality of all, emotional intelligence. From now on when I see a copy of this outstanding book on someone’s desk, their stock will have risen in my eyes.”
― OSCAR MUNOZ, former CEO, United Airlines, and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Turnaround Time

JONATHAN ROSE, CEO, Rose Companies

“Optimal describes how emotional intelligence, a strong sense of purpose, innovation, and systems thinking bring us to an optimal state, necessary to address our personal, organizational, and global challenges―essential wisdom for our times.”
 JONATHAN ROSE, CEO, Rose Companies

RICH HUA, worldwide head of EPIC Leadership
“Optimal offers a masterclass in emotional intelligence and sustainable high performance. Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss skillfully combine cutting-edge research, engaging examples, and practical insights that are both illuminating and actionable. Their expertise has been invaluable in helping us develop emotionally intelligent and EPIC leaders at Amazon―ones who lead with empathy, purpose, inspiration, and connection. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to enhance their leadership skills, relationships, and overall success―both professionally and personally.”
― RICH HUA, worldwide head of EPIC Leadership, Amazon Web Services

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