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Social Intelligence: The New Science of Success
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Sales rank 594,196
Customers rating (based on 22 reviews)
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Karl Albrecht defines social intelligence (SI) as the ability to get along well with others while winning their cooperation. SI is a combination of sensitivity to the needs and interests of others, sometimes called your “social radar,” an attitude of generosity and consideration, and a set of practical skills for interacting successfully with people in any setting. Social Intelligence provides a highly accessible and comprehensive model for describing, assessing, and developing social intelligence at a personal level. This book is filled with intriguing concepts, enlightening examples, stories, cases, situational strategies, and a self-assessment tool – all designed to help you learn to navigate social situations more successfully.
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| Publisher | Pfeiffer | | Release date | 11/2005 | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | Edition | Hardcover |
| | List price | $24.95 | | Our price | $14.86 (you save 40.44%) | | Used price | from $1.29 |
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This book is an entertaining read, but filled with wrong ideas/old information/ and crazy talk. It is similar to his previous works, especially "emotional intelligence." The author reacts to the concerns critics raised about "emotional intelligence." "Emotional intelligence" could be no different than what a con-man or a used-car salesman might use to get what he/she wants... yet he cannot find a way to separate the con-man from a genuinely loving mother or childhood friend. He spends a chapter connecting stress and being at the bottom of the business hierarchy... anyone who has worked long enough would know this obvious fact to be true. For some reason he labors on the idea of the "dark triad" when in fact these are well-established personality disorders in psychiatry. Finally, it's hard to ignore his own chutzpah when he talks about his own good deeds helping the hungry in New York city, while denouncing everyone else as uncaring and unsympathetic... he criticizes doctors, seminarians, and other outstanding members of society... other people cannot be THAT evil and bad. Overall, it is a good read for a Saturday evening on the porch, and for some name dropping at your next dinner party.
Cheers.
 Good if you understand a lot of the stuff behind it.
I saw a post about not having any meat, but if you've read some books about psychology, NLP, and similar stuff you'll like the presentation of the book and have a deeper understanding of where it's coming from. It has a lot of good idea's of having empathy and relating to other people to cooperate and work together, and also getting you're way :).
Social Intelligence: The Science of Success
Had to have this book for an online class to finish my degree. It is so good, my wife is reading it when I am not, and it is even helping in our relationship with each other! This is suppose to be for a business class, but it is an excellent resource to refer back to as well as for how we deal with relationships with everyone in the work force to home environment. Excellent book, I would highly recommend it.
 Fluff
Sad to type but this book by a managment consultant offers obvious advice: unions win fewer elections when a company does not tolerate abusive managers; CEOs like Chainsaw Al are bad for morale; watch out for people who give "left handed compliments"; the Japanese use different communication styles than we do.There are a few valuble nuggets: he offers a list of questions for "idea selling"(that is, to get others to be more receptive to your ideas, and he talks about a style of writing that eliminates the "to be" verb---so change "I am a lawyer" to " I practice law." All in all, not helpful even for a starter book on communication and interpersonal relationships.
 Worth a quick read
This book starts out with some very useful insights and great clarity on the foundations of intelligence. The author uses helpful acronyms to support your review of social intelligence. Acronyms may sound trite but look for the underlying message. The second half of the book becomes very light and the epilogue is nothing but pure social editorial. I'm glad I read it and came away with some useful lessons. A good starter or introduction to social intelligence.
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