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Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Cultures Count 18 reviews
Richard E. Nisbett
W. W. Norton & Company, 2010
school board member
This book so impressed me that I bought it for the board members, all the principals, the superintendent, and the Curriculum Director. I read about it in two columns by Nicholas Kristof, who took up Darfur's cause a year ahead of everyone else. Gladwell's "Outliers" uses the research cited by Nisbett. Same for "Whatever it Takes", about Geoffrey Canada and his Harlem Childrens' Project. So ...
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Working with Emotional Intelligence 85 reviews
Daniel Goleman
Bantam, 2000
Book helped me to better understand psychological harassment , emotional abuse
This book has been a good reference to help me understand what workplace psychological harassment does to a person biologically.
On page 73. Goleman writes" People under stress have impaired function of the brain's executive center (the prefrontal lobes) located just behind the forehead. The prefrontal area is the site of "working memory", the capacity to pay attention and keep in mind ...
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Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean 42 reviews
Karen Berman, Joe Knight, ...
Harvard Business Press, 2006
Makes understanding financial statements fun and easy
I highly recommend this easy to read, fun account of money and finance in companies. By lacing in interesting stories of what the "bad guys" do, like Enron, World Com and Tyco, the authors makes what some might think as dry into a clear picture of the murky world of financial statements. And because, directly or indirectly, these effect the companies we work for and with I consider it a must ...
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Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ267 reviews
Daniel Goleman
Bantam, 2006
Great information
I bought this for my company and i have heard great reviews about this book. Thanks again.
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Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice6 reviews
Howard E. Gardner
Basic Books, 2006
Hallmark of Multiple Intelligences Theory
Gardner is a witty author with strikingly brilliant mind and admirable reverence toward the human divinity. In his book, Gardner manifests the notion of intelligence, as a bio-psychological potential, a computational capacity and a mental chemistry set and subsequently sheds lights on the commonly misconceived concept of intelligence as a one-dimensional human potential, characterized by the g ...
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Intelligence Analysis: A Target-Centric Approach 13 reviews
Robert M. Clark
CQ Press, 2009
Comprehensive
Really enjoyed this book. Had to read a section or two twice, but it was worth it to fully comprehend the concepts Mr. Clark was explaining. Was very educational and practical. Brings reader back to the purpose of intelligence analysis and furnishes a blueprint for a systematic approach to this art.
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Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything14 reviews
Daniel Goleman
Broadway Business, 2009
outstanding lituature
if more reople would read this book, our species might last a little longer than it's going to. much insight to the long term effects of producing products, some the same way we've been doing for 100 years. technology can vastly improve the methods we use to produce consumables. Very highly reccomened.
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Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships89 reviews
Daniel Goleman
Bantam, 2007
Fantastic Build on Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership
Social Intelligence builds on the key points that Goleman made in Emotional Intelligence and in Primal Leadership. There are many new insights in this book, including the imperative of connecting with people as human beings through face-to-face, heart-to-heart, forthright communications about the things that matter at the deepest levels. The points about the early shaping of personality during ...
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Quick Emotional Intelligence Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Team Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 ...3 reviews
Adele B. Lynn
AMACOM, 2007
A great guide book for quick Team EI activities!
Dr. Lynn has done it again with another exceptional book on Emotional Intelligence (EI).
I especially like that the book is designed with a quick introduction to EI for those who need a refresher or if you hand it to a manager with no EI experience.
The book is neatly organized with a tables listing all the activities and requirements at a glance and then you turn to the specific activity ...
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Emotional Intelligence 2.019 reviews
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves
TalentSmart, 2009
Much better than the first
I read the authors' first best-selling emotional intelligence book, and I think that Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a huge improvement. Here's a chapter by chapter look at why:
-FOREWORD BY PATRICK LENCIONI-
Lencioni is one of those gurus that has sold millions of books, none about emotional intelligence (EQ). As Lencioni proclaims in the foreword, he's no EQ expert, but he sees everyday how ...
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On Intelligence118 reviews
Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
Challenged my thinking
This book provides some very stimulating insights into how human being go about the process of thinking and how the brain functions. It helps you understand why things like Artificial Inteliigence are no where near matching the marvel that is the human brain.
To get the most of this book you will need to sit down and concentrate because there is plenty in here to digest. It is not something ...
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Analyzing Intelligence: Origins, Obstacles, and Innovations6 reviews
Georgetown University Press, 2008
A Must Read for the Curious and Practicioners Alike
Writing in the introduction to their excellent new volume on intelligence analysis, editors Roger Z. George and James Bruce (who, in the interest of full disclosure, I am an associate of) point out that examples of vigorous scholarly work focusing on analysis are few and far between. "As of 2007, the body of scholarly writing on intelligence analysis remains...surprisingly thin." This dearth ...
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Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications55 reviews
Toby Segaran
O'Reilly Media, 2007
Collective Intelligence, Smart Stuff
This book provides good coverage of areas essential to modern web sites. Some complex topics are covered in a manner that anyone can understand. I used this book to suppliment my college material and it helped me understand Gentic Algorithms, Path Finding and other algorithms by giving practicle examples of their use. A must have for any software professional.
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Relational Intelligence: How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart (Jossey-Bass ...7 reviews
Steve Saccone
Jossey-Bass, 2009
There is a little Michael Scott in all of us!
I received Steve Saccone's book from a friend unexpectedly. I had listened to Steve via the Mosaic Podcast and at the Awaken Conference. He serves in LA as a part of Mosaic, where he develops young leaders and some of my friends have worked under his leadership.
This is Steve's first book and it speaks into an often unexplored area of leadership. Steve begins with the reality that many ...
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The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book31 reviews
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves
Fireside, 2005
Boost your EQ
If you had to select the person you think is "most likely to succeed," how would you go about making your choice? According to authors Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves, you'd miss the mark if you based your choice on educational achievement, intelligence or experience. The main criteria, instead, is a set of social skills known as "emotional intelligence (EQ)" that helps people interact ...
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (3rd Edition)6 reviews
Stuart Russell, Peter Norvig
Prentice Hall, 2009
Page turner
I've only had the book for about a week and given that it's finals week I have not been able to devote as much time to reading it as I would like. With that said I find myself constantly reaching for it because it is both well written, though a little verbose at times, and compelling. It seems the authors have considered every little detail, even the cover is intricate and completely relevant to ...
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The Language of Emotional Intelligence: The Five Essential Tools for Building Powerful and Effective ...12 reviews
Jeanne Segal
McGraw-Hill, 2008
Pleasant Surprise
I began reading this book as a favor to a friend. I ended up reading the book for myself and thanking my friend for the suggestion.
I am a Collaborative Attorney, a Mediator and a Litigator. I initially thought this book would give me tools to better understand my clients by looking for their patterns of emotional intelligence. I found myself, however, studying my own patterns. I quickly ...
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Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War (Cornell Studies in Security ...
Robert Jervis
Cornell Univ Pr, 2010
The U.S. government spends enormous resources each year on the gathering and analysis of intelligence, yet the history of American foreign policy is littered with missteps and misunderstandings that have resulted from intelligence failures. In Why Intelligence Fails , Robert Jervis examines the politics and psychology of two of the more spectacular intelligence failures in recent memory: the mistaken belief that the regime of the Shah in Iran ...
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Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence94 reviews
Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, ...
Harvard Business Press, 2004
Good book for research.
This was a good good for a student to do their research on leadership from a primal example.
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The Craft of Intelligence: America's Legendary Spy Master on the Fundamentals of Intelligence Gathering for a ...12 reviews
Allen W. Dulles
The Lyons Press, 2006
Best Fundamental Introduction to CIA or the Intelligence Process in General
This book by the first head of the CIA is a great introduction or overview of the basics of intelligence (with some tradecraft) and the collection and analytical cycles.
It is broad in scope. It covers most all of the bases. The detail and explanation in the foundations and fundamentals are there for the beginning student. If you read one book on intelligence - this is probably it. The ...
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