Social Awareness
DEFINITION
Understanding others' attitudes and behaviors
WHAT IS IT?
Social awareness is the ability to accurately perceive and comprehend the attitudes, emotions, and behaviors of others.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
In virtually every profession, interacting with bosses, colleagues, and customers is a routine part of work. While these interactions can make work enjoyable, they can also present challenges. Every individual has their own strengths, weaknesses, quirks, and triggers. To be effective in our careers, we must be keen observers of human nature and interpersonal dynamics.
Books to Read
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 delivers a step-by-step program for increasing EQ via four core EQ skills: 1) Self-Awareness, 2) Self-Management, 3) Social Awareness, and 4) Relationships.
Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
By the same author of Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman now looks into to deep impact of our relationships on every aspect of our lives, exploring this emerging new science with startling implications for our interpersonal world.
What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People
A former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to “speed-read” people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors.
Paul Ekman explains the roots of our emotions–anger, fear, disgust, sadness, and happiness–and shows how they cascade across our faces, providing clear signals to those who can identify the clues.
The Definitive Book of Body Language
Drawing upon more than thirty years of experience and cutting-edge research, the authors examine each component of body language and give you the basic vocabulary to read attitudes and emotions through behavior.
