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Foreword | ||
Acknowledgment | ||
Preface | ||
1 | A Different Kind of "Smart" | 1 |
OldWine in New Bottles? | 3 | |
Going Beyond IQ | 6 | |
EI, SI, or Both? | 10 | |
From Toxic to Nourishing | 12 | |
Blind Spots, Lenses, and Filters | 14 | |
Social Halitosis, Flatulence, and Dandruff | 16 | |
The "Dilbert" Factor | 23 | |
Can We Become a Socially Smarter Species? | 25 | |
S.P.A.C.E.: The Skills of Interaction | 28 | |
2 | "S" Stands for Situational Awareness | 33 |
Situational Dumbness and Numbness | 34 | |
Ballistic Podiatry: Making the Worst of a Situation | 36 | |
Reading the Social Context | 38 | |
What to Look For | 40 | |
The Proxemic Context | 41 | |
The Behavioral Context | 47 | |
The Semantic Context | 51 | |
Navigating Cultures and Subcultures | 58 | |
Codes of Conduct: Violate the Rules at Your Peril | 61 | |
Building the Skills of Situational Awareness | 66 | |
3 | "P" Stands for Presence | 69 |
Being There | 70 | |
Is Charisma Over-Rated? | 72 | |
Do Looks Matter? | 75 | |
Reading (and Shaping) the "Rules of Engagement" | 75 | |
The Ugly American Syndrome | 78 | |
More ofYou, Less of Me | 80 | |
A Case of Attitude | 82 | |
Building the Skills of Presence | 85 | |
4 | "A" Stands for Authenticity | 87 |
Take a Tip from Popeye | 88 | |
It's a Beautiful Day in the SI Neighborhood | 90 | |
The Snap-On Smile: Can You Fake Sincerity? | 93 | |
Left-Handed Compliments | 94 | |
The Puppy Dog Syndrome | 97 | |
Narcissism: It's Really All About Me | 98 | |
Head Games, Power Struggles, and Manipulation | 102 | |
Building the Skills of Authenticity | 105 | |
5 | "C" Stands for Clarity | 107 |
A Way with Words | 108 | |
Hoof-in-Mouth Disease: Sometimes Silence Works Best | 110 | |
Role-Speak and Real-Speak | 114 | |
Helicopter Language and Elevator Speeches | 116 | |
"Clean" Language and "Dirty" Language | 119 | |
Verbal Bludgeons | 121 | |
Taking a Brain for a Walk | 125 | |
The Power of Metaphor | 128 | |
E-Prime: the Language of Sanity | 130 | |
Building the Skills of Clarity | 135 | |
6 | "E" Stands for Empathy | 137 |
What Destroys Empathy? | 138 | |
What Builds Empathy? | 142 | |
The Platinum Rule | 147 | |
The Irony of Empathic Professions | 149 | |
L.E.A.P.S.: Empathy by Design | 152 | |
Empathy in Four Minutes | 154 | |
Building the Skills of Empathy | 156 | |
7 | Assessing and Developing SI | 159 |
Assessing Your Interaction Skills | 160 | |
Self-Awareness: Seeing Yourself as Others See You | 166 | |
Assessing Your Interaction Style: Drivers, Energizers, Diplomats, and Loners | 168 | |
The Strength-Weakness Irony | 177 | |
Priorities for Improvement | 180 | |
8 | SI in the World of Work: Some Reflections | 185 |
The Real and Legal Consequences of Social Incompetence | 184 | |
Cultures of Conflict and Craziness | 187 | |
Hierarchies, Testosterone, and Gender Politics | 193 | |
Getting it Right at Work and Wrong at Home | 198 | |
The Diversity Puzzle | 200 | |
Ritual, Ceremony, and Celebration | 203 | |
Positive Politics: Getting Ahead with Your Value System Intact | 207 | |
9 | SI in Charge: Thoughts on Developing Socially Intelligent Leaders | 211 |
The S.O.B. Factor | 212 | |
Executive Hubris: Its Costs and Consequences | 216 | |
Best Boss, Worst Boss | 219 | |
P.O.W.E.R.: Where It Comes From, How to Get It | 222 | |
How the Worst Bastards on the Planet Get and Keep Power | 224 | |
The Algebra of Influence | 226 | |
S.P.I.C.E.: Leading When You're Not In Charge | 227 | |
10 | SI and Conflict: Thoughts About Getting Along | 233 |
The Double Spiral of Conflict | 234 | |
Why Argue? | 241 | |
Crucial Conversations | 243 | |
Added Value Negotiating | 246 | |
Epilogue: SI and the Next Generation: Who's Teaching Our Kids? | 253 | |
Our Children Are Not Our Children | 254 | |
The (Only) Ten Basic News Stories | 256 | |
Anxiety Drives Attention | 260 | |
Breaking the Addiction to Television | 262 | |
The Buying of Our Babies | 265 | |
Video Games: The New Sandlot | 267 | |
Teachers, Parents, or Neither? | 270 | |
Belonging or Be Longing? | 272 | |
The S.P.A.C.E. Solution for Schools | 276 | |
A Prescription for SI at Every Age | 278 | |
Index | 281 | |
About the Author | 289 |
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