The Problems with Emotional Intelligence: It's a Jungle [Book] Out There

April 11, 2016 - PRLog -- Since the mid-1990s, the idea of emotional intelligence has been forced upon us as the quintessential trait for more effective leadership, enriched relationships, and generally happier lives. I don't disagree with any of these findings and I remain a staunch supporter of growing your emotional intelligence. However, like anything, there are those who can take a positive feature and warp it to satisfy their own selfish agenda.

In 1894, English author Rudyard Kipling wrote about the perils of emotional intelligence in his classic, The Jungle Book, which you probably know it better as the 1967 Walt Disney Productions' animated movie and (as of this weekend) the live action movie. The Jungle Book tells the story of Mowgli, an abandoned "man cub" who is raised by wolves with the help of Baloo the jovial bear and Bagheera the protective black panther.

   Unlike the movies, Kipling's book provides additional details on Shere Khan, the villainous Bengal tiger fixated on killing Mowgli. He makes many attempts on Mowgli's life beginning with...

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