What is the difference between Intellectual, Social, Cultural and Emotional intelligence? In your chosen profession (i.e. business, computer science, health science), what are the benefits of knowing your MBTI type? How would you use this information to be more successful in a professional setting?
Intellectual intelligence, also called IQ, is our intellectual potential and cognitive ability. It lets us solve issues, make plans, understand, and learn things (Reinaldo et al, 2021). However, it doesn’t matter how high your IQ is – it will not help you much to interpret emotions and perceive the feelings of others. Therefore, psychologists recognize another form of intelligence, such as the Emotional one, which is a mix of cognitive and emotional abilities (Emmerling & Goleman, 2003). Emotional intelligence lets us relate to other people and empathize with them, manage our emotions, and defuse conflict.
Social intelligence and emotional intelligence exist jointly. Sometimes it can be difficult to see the difference between them because while Emotional intelligence is about understanding emotions of your own and others, Social Intelligence helps you to deal with others and work together. Therefore, instead of just concentrating on feelings and empathizing, Social Intelligence lets you find ways to use these emotions and feelings to be a part of society. To see this difference, think about a little child: he or she can already understand what they feel, but do not yet have enough knowledge and experience to build good relationships (Brown, n.d.). Finally, Cultural Intelligence is a part of Social Intelligence, which helps us to successfully communicate and deal with people from different countries and cultures. This also includes the ability to adapt to new cultures, the ability to understand cultural differences and accept them, and the ability to be flexible according to situations in multicultural communication (Mosaic, 2010).
In my current profession, I must use different skills and do different things. I can divide my daily working activities into 3 groups: planning, creating, and communicating. Knowing my MBTI type can give me some insights into how to do my job more productively and stay in tune at the same time, how to communicate with others better, and even understand myself better. Not many people find a moment to think about how others perceive us and what they can expect from us. Understanding such things can make communication more efficient, which is very important for success.
Knowing about different types of intelligence and their features, as well as my MBTI type, can be helpful not only at my workplace but also at the University of the People. First of all, I will be able to communicate with my peers and instructors better, use peer assessment more efficiently and, therefore, learn more. I also hope to “level up” my Cultural Intelligence by discovering more about different people from different countries – CI is a very important skill in modern life.
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References
Emmerling, R. J., & Goleman, D. (2003, October). Emotional intelligence: Issues and common misunderstandings. The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. Retrieved from http://www.eiconsortium.org/pdf/EI_Issues_And_Common_Misunderstandings.pdf
Mosaic. (2010, January 4). White paper: Social and emotional intelligence. Retrieved from https://www.mosaicprojects.com.au/WhitePapers/WP1008_Emotional_Intellegence.pdf
G. Reinaldo et al. (2021). Intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence of project manager. Retrieved from https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/907/1/012022/pdf
C. Brown. (n.d.). The difference between emotional intelligence and social intelligence. Retrieved from https://www.korerosolutions.com/the-difference-between-emotional-intelligence-and-social-intelligence/