Social Intelligence isn’t about our social lives or our social media savvy. And it’s not an intelligence score like IQ. Social Intelligence is our ability to understand and manage our behavior even on days when our emotions or thoughts may be a little off center. It’s also about understanding how others think, act and react… Read More
There are three highly interdependent elements of Social Intelligence: Behavioral Style, Emotional Intelligence and Mindset. Collectively they make us tick as social individuals. And the best news is that Social Intelligence training helps achieve dramatic improvements in performance. Behavioral Style Early in life, people develop behavioral preferences which we find comfortable. Partly the result of… Read More
Social Intelligence is More Than a Social “Like” Following in the wake of over-used terms like “hack”, “synergy” and “empower”, the term “social” seems to be everywhere these days. And people apply it to nearly everything. Here is a quick snapshot to help you distinguish various social offerings. Social studies is the integrated study of… Read More
Simple in concept, but sometimes challenging in practice, social intelligence helps accelerate one’s human capabilities. This is particularly important when interacting with others in the workplace and out. Early Research on Social Intelligence The concept of social intelligence goes back more than 100 years to American psychologist and adult learning researcher Edward Thorndike who described… Read More
Many people are aware of the importance of Emotional Intelligence and how, in many job functions, it is a greater predictor of success than IQ, but TRACOM’s EQ Model goes one step further by also focusing on the EQ behaviors associated with workplace success. In this short video, you’ll learn more about TRACOM’s Behavioral EQ… Read More
According to a recent trend review from Forbes, there are 14 significant factors in leadership, human capital and culture that will shape organizations beyond 2018. Of them, 10 out of 14 are directly impacted by the presence of (or lack of) observable Emotional Intelligence in leaders. According to the article, focus areas for leaders must… Read More
THE REAL FACES OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE The TRACOM Group went on a client road tour this past year to collect the stories, successes and insights of our clients. The video stories collected include personal and professional anecdotes of how Social Intelligence programs — SOCIAL STYLE, Behavioral EQ, Resilience and Agility — have impacted the lives,… Read More
Penn State Health System is sharpening the emotional intelligence of its leaders to reshape how they deliver care in an empathetic, productive way. Led by L&D trailblazer Michelle Duncan, the organization is going beyond most contemporary training—simply offering an understanding of emotional intelligence and how it affects us—to focus on behaviors. She believes a self-awareness of… Read More
A recent article on the topic of Resilience appeared in the Journal of Municipal Sewer & Water, featuring comments by David Collins. The original appeared in print as “Accentuate the Positive” and can be viewed in full online here >> By Ken Wysocky July 2018 Learning to turn off those all-too-common negative thoughts makes employees… Read More
Changing Behavior to Change Your Emotional Response My brain is always talking (sometimes yelling) to me. It stresses me out with thoughts ranging from “traffic is horrible today” to “am I really prepared for today’s meeting?” Your brain likely yells at you as well. Thousands of times an hour our brains send out signals that… Read More