Compassion, the new healthcare intelligence

The seeds of change in conscious evaluation of educational competency were planted by Daniel Goleman, author and journalist, who proffered to the public in his book, “Emotional Intelligence.”  Emotional intelligence is a term created by Peter Salovey, PhD, and John Mayer, PhD, researchers and psychology experts who defined it as the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions—and to recognize, understand, and influence the emotions of others. In leadership positions, having…