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Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important? | No Stupid Questions

WorkLife with Adam Grant

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Can Emotional Intelligence Make Up for Operational Dullness?

Emotional intelligence is highly related to ampathy, and you want that in our leaders. But can emotional intelligence make up for operational stupidity? Ri i really understand the need for high emotional intelligence. Theyare because you're dealing with an incredibly fluid, dynamic system. It's not yet at all obvious that if i'm, let's say, the mayor of a large american city, and i'm looking to hire a great transportation secretary or police chief it should be the number one thing I worry about.

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