Book smarts can get you only so far, and undervaluing emotional intelligence (EI) could be your biggest blockade to professional success. The March/April 2019 issue of LMA's Strategies magazine dives into effective leadership, and includes an article authored by Talia Raoufpur, business development and marketing assistant at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory and Natsis LLP, on the importance of EI for managing yourself and others. In this episode of the StrategiesLIVE podcast series, Talia speaks with Rich Bracken, director of coaching at Society 54 and professor of leadership at the University of Kansas, to expand on the relationship between EI and effective leadership.