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Published · transcript-backedEzekiel Emanuel: belief
22 May 2019 Conversations with Tyler Ezekiel Emanuel on the Practice of Medicine, Policy, and Life
“We think that smarts is what counts, but I think a lot more of it is emotional intelligence, judgment under pressure — much more important.”
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- Ezekiel Emanuel
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- belief
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- 22 May 2019
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…So, what is it we’re underrating, in relative terms? We think that smarts is what counts, but I think a lot more of it is emotional intelligence, judgment under pressure — much more important. Just think about what the big challenge is for medicine today. The big challenge is the fact that 86 cents of every dollar goes for people with chronic illness. That’s an illness they’re going to have every day for the rest of their lives, or every day for the foreseeable future. The main thing is to get them to change their behaviors related to that. That is not about intelligence. That is about relating to them, and emotional intelligence, and getting them and persuading them to change their behavior. If not IQ, what’s the best predictor of emotional intelligence, in a way you might find on a vitae or a LinkedIn profile?…
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