The Neuroscience of Emotional Intelligence and Its Applications to Education and Organizations

This book provides a clear understanding of the neuro mechanisms of emotional intelligence and its applications to education and organizations through practical exercises.

João Ascenso is CEO of a multinational company headquartered in Dubai called International Institute for Executive Education and Positive Change for Business Prosperity L.L.C-FZ and is Senior Consultant in Organizational Behavior for Duke Kunshan University, and Future Director, Center for the Sustainable Development of Africa.

Introduction Part I. What Neuroscience can Teach us about Emotional Intelligence 1.The Neural Bases of Emotions 2. The Broaden and Build Theory of Positive Emotions 3. Complexity, Evolution and the Neural Bases of Self 4. The Brain Mechanisms of Emotional Self-Awareness 5. The Neural Bases of Emotional Self-Control 6. The Science of Human Relationships and its Relationship with Neuroscience Part II. Emotional Intelligence Applied to Education 7. Educational Programs in Emotional Intelligence 8. Dimensions of Focus of Emotional Intelligence: Self and Others 9. Emotional Intelligence Exercises Part III - Emotional Intelligence Applied to Organizations 10. Leadership with Emotional and Social Intelligence 11. Exercises 12. Suggestions of Answers for all the Exercises 13. Conclusion