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ⓘ About Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman is an American author of psychology, business, and self-help books. He is also a psychologist and a science journalist who wrote for the New York Times for twelve years, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences. In 1995, he published his debut book, Emotional Intelligence, which became a New York Times bestseller for a year and a half. The book was also a bestseller in other countries and has since been printed in more than 40 languages globally. Besides Emotional Intelligence, Daniel has also authored other books on topics such as transparency, creativity, mediation, emotional and social learning, ecological crisis, and eco-literacy.
All Book Series by Daniel Goleman
Consciousness, the Brain, States of Awareness, and Alternate Realities
Book 2 of 48 · published 1979
The Pleasures of Sociology
Book 3 of 48 · published 1980 Co-authored · David Heller
What Psychology Knows That Everyone Should
Book 4 of 48 · published 1981 Co-authored · Jonathan Freedman
The Relaxed Body Book
Book 8 of 48 · published 1986 Co-authored · Tara Bennett-Goleman
The Creative Spirit
Book 11 of 48 · published 1992 Co-authored · Paul Kaufman,Michael Ray
The Consumer's Guide to Psychotherapy
Book 12 of 48 · published 1992 Co-authored · Jack Engler,Eliot Gelwan
Truth & Transformation
Book 17 of 48 · published 1997 Co-authored · Richard Alpert
Primal Leadership
Book 21 of 48 · published 2002 Co-authored · Richard E. Boyatzis,Annie McKee
The New Leaders
Book 22 of 48 · published 2002 Co-authored · Richard E. Boyatzis,Annie McKee
Training the Brain: Cultivating Emotional Skills
Book 27 of 48 · published 2008 Co-authored · Richard J. Davidson
Ecoliterate
Book 32 of 48 · published 2012 Co-authored · Lisa Bennett,Zenobia Barlow
Socially Intelligent Computing
Book 33 of 48 · published 2012 Co-authored · Clay Shirky,Lyon Graulty
Working with Mindfulness
Book 37 of 48 · published 2013 Co-authored · Mirabai Bush
The Topline Summary of Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence - Why It May Matter More than IQ
Book 40 of 48 · published 2014 Co-authored · Gareth F. Baines
Altered Traits
Book 42 of 48 · published 2017 Co-authored · Richard J. Davidson
Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence
Book 45 of 48 · published 2018 Co-authored · Jonathan Dunne
Emotional Self-Control
Book 2 of 12 · published 2017 Co-authored · Richard E. Boyatzis,Richard J. Davidson,George Kohlrieser,Vanessa Druskat
Organizational Awareness
Book 7 of 12 · published 2017 Co-authored · Richard E. Boyatzis,Vanessa Druskat
Dealing with Difficult People
Series opener · book 1 of 25 · published 2007 Anthology · Tony Schwartz,Harvard Business Review,Amy Gallo,Mark Gerzon,Holly Weeks
Emotional Intelligence: Mindfulness
Book 2 of 25 · published 2017 Co-authored · Ellen J. Langer,Christina Congleton
Emotional Intelligence: Resilience
Book 4 of 25 · published 2017 Co-authored · Shawn Achor,Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld
Purpose, Meaning, and Passion
Book 6 of 25 · published 2018 Anthology · Harvard Business Review,Morten T. Hansen,Teresa M. Amabile,Scott A. Snook,Nick Craig
Power and Impact
Book 12 of 25 · published 2019 Anthology · Harvard Business Review,Dacher Keltner,Dan Cable,Peter Bregman,Harrison Monarth
Virtual EI
Book 13 of 25 · published 2022 Anthology · Harvard Business Review,Heidi K. Gardner,Amy C. Edmondson,MarkMortensen,Amanda Sinclair
Energy + Motivation
Book 14 of 25 · published 2022 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
People Skills for a Virtual World Collection
Book 15 of 25 · published 2022 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Being Your Best Collection
Book 16 of 25 · published 2023 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Developing Good Habits
Book 17 of 25 · published 2023 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Managing Your Anxiety
Book 20 of 25 · published 2024 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Psychological Safety
Book 22 of 25 · published 2024 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Positivity and Growth
Book 23 of 25 · published 2024 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Managing Overthinking
Book 24 of 25 · published 2025 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Having Difficult Conversations
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 2025 Anthology · Harvard Business Review
Paths Beyond Ego: The Transpersonal Vision
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 1980
The Power of Character: Prominent Americans Talk About Life, Family, Work, Values, And More
Book 4 of 15 · published 1998
The Emotionally Intelligent Workplace: How to Select For, Measure, and Improve Emotional Intelligence in Individuals, Groups, and
Book 5 of 15 · published 2001
Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Leadership
Book 6 of 15 · published 2002
Harvard Business Review on Collaborating Effectively
Book 7 of 15 · published 2005
Transparency: How Leaders Create a Culture of Candor
Book 8 of 15 · published 2008
The Executive Edge: An Insider's Guide to Outstanding Leadership
Book 11 of 15 · published 2014
Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice
Book 12 of 15 · published 2015
Harvard Business Review Everyday Emotional Intelligence: Big Ideas and Practical Advice on How to Be Human at Work
Book 14 of 15 · published 2017
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Career Resilience
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Daniel Goleman?
Daniel Goleman is an American author of psychology, business, and self-help books. He is also a psychologist and a science journalist who wrote for the New York Times for twelve years, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences. In 1995, he published his debut book, Emotional Intelligence, which became a New York Times bestseller for a year and a half.
Which Daniel Goleman series should I start with?
The best place to start is the HBR Emotional Intelligence series, the earliest of Daniel Goleman's multi-book series: it opens with Dealing with Difficult People (2007) and runs to 25 books across 2007–2025, ending with Having Difficult Conversations (2025). Daniel Goleman's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Daniel Goleman written?
Daniel Goleman has 100 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1977 and 2025. 37 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the HBR Emotional Intelligence series with 25 books — and 63 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Daniel Goleman's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Daniel Goleman's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are HBR Emotional Intelligence (2007–2025, 25 books) and Building Blocks of Emotional Intelligence (2017, 12 books).
How are Daniel Goleman's books organised into series?
This guide splits Daniel Goleman's 100 books into 2 named series and 63 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: HBR Emotional Intelligence (25 books, 2007–2025); Building Blocks of Emotional Intelligence (12 books, 2017).