Developing Social Intelligence in Managers

28/06/2015 57 min
Developing Social Intelligence in Managers

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Guest 1: Jim Smith
Title: CIO, Office of Information Technology, State of Maine

Guest 2: Jonathan Reichental, Ph.D.
Title: CIO, City of Palo Alto, CA

An important aspect of being a successful leader is to be able to connect well with others at a human level and get them to voluntarily follow your vision. This is social intelligence. Managers are measured on getting the job done vs. interpersonal effectiveness. How do we groom managers who are step up leadership candidates on this vital trait?