Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence: Best Practices, Case Studies, and Strategies

14.2. HISTORICAL APPROACHES TO SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

To date there are two major approaches to SI. A brief knowledge of each helps us understand the meaning and value of SI as a concept in everyday practice. Those who are interested in more comprehensive reading can download a white paper on the major approaches to SI (see Fiedeldey-Van Dijk, 2008b).

14.2.1. The SET Approach

Many of us prefer to capture SI and constructs such as EI, personality type and style, motivation, and aptitude by using psychometric assessments, which essentially rely on experimental and statistical methods. These means include efforts to accurately measure the dynamics between people in different scenarios.

Goleman's (2007) new book rests upon the discovery by social ...