The New Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and to use that awareness to manage your behavior and your relationships. Unlike IQ, emotional intelligence is a flexible skill — you can develop and strengthen it with practice.

Emotional intelligence is built on four core skills: self-awareness (accurately perceiving your own emotions), self-management (using that awareness to direct your behavior positively), social awareness (reading the emotions of others), and relationship management (using emotional awareness to build stronger interactions).

Yes. Emotional intelligence is not fixed — it is a skill anyone can build at any age. The New Emotional Intelligence provides a proven, step-by-step program with 60 science-backed strategies to raise each of the four EQ skills.

Emotional intelligence is one of the strongest drivers of success: 90% of top performers are high in EQ, and EQ is twice as important as IQ in getting where you want to go in life. It shapes how you handle stress, make decisions, lead, and connect with others.

The New Emotional Intelligence is a groundbreaking book by Dr. Travis Bradberry, coauthor of the bestseller Emotional Intelligence 2.0. It applies the latest breakthroughs in psychology and neuroscience to deliver a step-by-step program — including 60 new strategies, the Emotional Intelligence Test, and video coaching — to take your EQ to new heights.

Dr. Travis Bradberry is the world's bestselling emotional intelligence author, with over 5 million books sold in more than 150 countries. He holds a dual Ph.D. in clinical and industrial-organizational psychology and is a LinkedIn Top Voice with 2.6 million followers.