As a preeminent expert in emotional intelligence and personality psychology, Dr. John D. Mayer (University of New Hampshire) has spent decades understanding the features of personality through the current group of intelligences that exist. At the genesis of his research, he partnered with Peter Salovey, Yale’s President since 2013, and David Caruso to study the intricacies of these intelligences, specifically emotional. Before emotional intelligence became the current trendy state many strive towards, Dr. Mayer shares his journey towards the popularization of the word combination and how many people early on didn’t give it much attention. He also elaborates on a new term called “people-centered intelligence”, which primarily includes personal and emotional, and explains how this term is slightly different, yet possibly more important than its peers. Listen to why this may be along with us covering more topics during our conversation.