[1] Boyatzis acquired his bachelor's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT before going on to obtain his MS and PhD in social psychology from Harvard University, and is a Board Certified Coach.
His Coursera MOOCs on leadership, emotional intelligence and coaching have over one and a half million visitors and enrolments from 215 countries.
Boyatzis is a frequent speaker on the international circuit, having delivered speeches and seminars on all seven continents and 65 countries.
He has consulted to many Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and organizations in the Americas, Europe and Asia on various topics including executive and management development, organization structure, culture change, R&D productivity, economic development, selection, promotion, performance appraisal and career planning.
Awards, honors: Boyatzis has published 200 books and articles in the areas of emotional intelligence, behavior change, competencies and leadership: