Aishwarya VermaAIR 4 · CSE 2021 · 131 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Social intelligence is the ability of a person to better fit in a social environment with good interaction.
Body · points and prose
Social intelligence is the ability of a person to better fit in a social environment with good interaction.
Components
- ability to understand others
- interpret the nature of person (likes, dislikes)
- social skills of persuasion
- ability to influence
Differences:
| Social intelligence | Emotional intelligence |
|---|---|
| Ability to mix with people quickly and make them like you. | Ability to control emotions of oneself and those of others |
| Better understanding of others | Better understanding of one's as well as other's emotion. |
| It requires to judge a person holistically (traits, values, likes, dislikes). | Confined to emotions only. |
| Better leaders. | Comparatively narrow as it limits itself to only single domain. |
[eg] In a managerial position (leader):
Managerial position (leader)
- make them like you
- act as role model (SI)
- make decision for welfare of employees (EI)
Both SI & EI is essential for a public servant to perform the work in an efficient and effective manner.
Close · a way forward
| Social intelligence | Emotional intelligence |
|---|---|
| Ability to mix with people quickly and make them like you. | Ability to control emotions of oneself and those of others |
| Better understanding of others | Better understanding of one's as well as other's emotion. |
| It requires to judge a person holistically (traits, values, likes, dislikes). | Confined to emotions only. |
| Better leaders. | Comparatively narrow as it limits itself to only single domain. |
[eg] In a managerial position (leader): Both SI & EI is essential for a public servant to perform the work in an efficient and effective manner.