Social Intelligence (SQ)
We speak so much about Emotional Intelligence (EQ), I have recently come across a term 'Social Intelligence' (SQ).
It is a capacity to (Heo, Misook et al., 2022):
Understand the motivations or intentions of others
Use social strategies
Maneuver complicated social settings
Interact with others
Adapt to social situations
Social intelligence develops from learning from success and failures in social settings.
Social intelligence includes the following abilities:
Verbal and non-verbal fluency (conversational skills are the most basic form of social intelligence)
Knowledge of social rules and roles
Listening skills
Understanding how other people's emotions work
Playing social roles efficiently
Self-Image and impression management
Social intelligence is of high importance in the future of work as we need to become experts in collaboration.
Resources:
Misook Heo, Natalie Toomey, Jung-Sook Song, "What comprises social intelligence and can it predict knowledge sharing among diverse information professionals?", Library & Information Science Research, Volume 44, Issue 1, 2022
What are the types of social intelligence? https://observatory.tec.mx/edu-news/social-intelligence