Do you have what it takes to succeed in your career?. A person with self-knowledge as well as knowledge of the opponent will win.

The secret of success is not what they taught you in school. What matters most is not IQ, not a business school degree, not even technical know-how or years of expertise. The single most important factor in job performance and advancement is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire.

For leaders, emotional intelligence is almost 90 percent of what sets stars apart from the mediocre. it’s the essential ingredient for reaching and staying at the top in any field, even in high-tech careers. And organizations that learn to operate in emotionally intelligent ways are the companies that will remain vital and dynamic in the competitive marketplace of today—and the future.

Drawing on unparalleled access to business leaders around the world and studies in more than 500 organizations: The star performance in every field, emotional intelligence matters twice as much as IQ or technical expertise.

Working with Emotional Intelligence could prove to be the most important reference for bottom-line businesspeople in the first decades of the 21st century.