The Non-Obvious Guide to Emotional Intelligence (You Can Actually Use)

Today‘s leaders are more stressed than ever. Whether you are leading a Fortune 500 company trying to retain top talent, or are an entrepreneur trying to cultivate the next great idea, the current corporate landscape is unpredictable, multi-factored, and complex. This is where the power of emotional intelligence comes in. 


In this guide, Aperio founder and CEO Kerry Goyette challenges the conventional wisdom of EQ by breaking down the neuroscience of emotional intelligence and offering a bold and applicable new approach. See how emotional intelligence tactics empower you to leverage the impact of emotion, thrive in competitive environments, and prevent fight or flight responses from hijacking your best intentions. Explore ways to leverage EQ to connect with people, add value, and grow your business. 

IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:

> Improve your decision-making when it matters most.

> Navigate change and better manage disruption. 

> Identify the derailers that may be holding you back.

> Trace problems to their roots so they can be solved more easily.

> Be agile and thrive in today’s chaotic environments.

> Shape your company culture to drive loyalty and engagement. 

Kerry Goyette’s expertise is in emotional intelligence, leadership development, and neuroscience research. As CEO and founder of Two Story, she helps clients lead teams in a digital world and shapes the future of workplace performance analytics. She is a sought-after speaker on The Future of Work—how artificial intelligence is transforming the employee experience to build an agile workforce. Her firm is merging the fields of behavioral science and artificial intelligence by designing intelligent systems to decode and accelerate human performance.

Kerry has consulted for organizations worldwide and given keynotes at the Global HR Inside Summit in Vienna, Austria, the Best Employers Awards in Barbados, and the Financial Experience Design Conference. Her popular TEDx Talk, “Stop Trying to Motivate Your Employees,” tackles leaders' well-intentioned but often unsuccessful methods of employee engagement.

She is the award-winning author of The Non-Obvious Guide to Emotional Intelligence, selected as one of the “Top 20 Books You Need to Read to Crush 2020” and “Best Business Books for Summer 2019” by Forbes magazine. Her work has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, CEO World Magazine, Inc., CNBC Make It, BNN Bloomberg, and Entrepreneur magazine. She is a Certified Professional Behavior Analyst and Certified Forensic Interviewer.

ROHIT BHARGAVA is on a mission to help the world be more open-minded by teaching others how to be non-obvious thinkers. He is the founder of the Non-Obvious Company and previously spent 15 years leading brand strategy for large global brands while at Leo Burnett and Ogilvy. Rohit is the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of ten books, a monthly contributor to Inc magazine and is a popular Adjunct Professor of storytelling, persuasion and marketing at Georgetown University.