THE ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

Social intelligence (SI) is fundamental in social life, in business and in personal life. What does social intelligence entail and what are the benefits? Do your research and find out. Before you do so however, take the test to see where you stand.

Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Familiarize yourself with the issue:

·         Social intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixO-6qN8604

Take the test:

·         Social intelligence test: http://socialintelligence.labinthewild.org/mite/  

Reading material to make notes on:

·         What is social intelligence? http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_is_social_intelligence

·         What is social intelligence? http://www.aboutintelligence.co.uk/social-intelligence.html

·         Three business benefits of social intelligence  https://www.ibm.com/blogs/insights-on-business/electronics/three-business-benefits-of-social-intelligence/

·         Social intelligence and the biology of leadership https://hbr.org/2008/09/social-intelligence-and-the-biology-of-leadership   

Videos to take notes from:

·         Social Intelligence : A talk by Sandeep Atre, PhD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBH2BzHLYN8

·         The neuroscience of social intelligence: Bill von Hippel at TEDxUQ 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM2wIS8UejE