Emotions Are Not Hardwired — So What Is Emotional Intelligence, Really?

The neuroscience under Goleman's emotional intelligence framework has shifted fundamentally. Thirty years of fMRI data, deep brain stimulation studies, and neuroendocrine fieldwork across mammalian species have redrawn the map of how emotions work. The EI training industry hasn't updated. This post examines what the science now says, drawing on ten researchers across three competing positions — and what it means for how organisations develop leaders.