The following is a blog post reflecting on this article:
http://growingleaders.com/blog/first-soft-skill-develop-students/
Current youth, those graduating from college and entering the workplace, can face many problems in the work place. One of the biggest now is a product of the role technology plays in this generation. Many of the current members of the post-college youth are lacking a skill set that allows them to act professionally in the workplace, as many interactions through social media and technology have prevented them from reaching that skill. Another problem arises from the value many young people place in tattoos and hair dyes and piercings. This leads to problems in the workplace when employers ask for those items to be removed in order to create a more professional appearance.
Social intelligence is simply the ability to understand, interact in, and maintain complex social relationships. It is the ability to be a leader and understand how to absolve possible social conflicts. It was defined by Edward Thorndike as being: "The ability to understand and manage men, women, boys, and girls, to act wisely in human relations." Daniel Goleman said that social intelligence includes: empathy, attunement, social cognition, concern, self-presentation, and influence.
Social intelligence is important because it sets leaders apart. It makes it clear that one is able and has the work ethic needed to make something happen. It the driving force behind making a good impression and without it, one could never move up.
This article spoke to me personally in the idea that tattoos/hair length/piercings are not central to one's ideas. For instance, though I may want a nose ring, it is not central to who I am and therefore not necessary to survival.
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