Social Thinking at Work: Strategies for Understanding and Navigating the Workplace

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Introduction: The Social Mind: It’s Always on the Job, Even When You’re Off the Job
	The Social Mind at Work
	Multiple Intelligences and Social Learning Differences
	Tools for Social Thinking
Chapter 1: Social Thinking: What Is It, and How Is It Different From Social Skills?
	Thinking About Thinking Socially
	Emotions and Social Memory
	Social Thinking as an Equation
Chapter 2: What Plays Into Good Communication Skills?
	Strategies for Adult Social Communication
Chapter 3: Emotions: The Uninvited Guest That Keeps Showing Up
	Emotional Expression Compression
	Exploring the Social Emotional Chain Reaction
	Emotional Scale
	Problem-Solving Thermometer
Chapter 4: Perspective Taking: Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?
	The Seven Core Tenets of Perspective Taking
	Putting it All Together is What’s Expected When Taking Perspective
Chapter 5: The Four Steps of Communication: Talking Isn’t the Only Way to Connect
	The First Step
	The Second Step
	The Third Step
	The Fourth Step
	Basic Types of Questions
	Basic Types of Comments
Chapter 6: The Core of Communication: What People Mean by What They Say and How They Say It
	Getting to the Core of Communication
	Contentious Versus Supportive Relationships
	Indirect Communication: Reading Between the Lines
Chapter 7: The Importance of Workplace Adaptations: Teamwork and Networking
	Adapting
	Teamwork
	Networking
Chapter 8: Relating at Work: The Office Hierarchy, Friendship, Romance and More
	The Unspoken Codes Around Workplace Hierarchy and Culture
	The Unspoken Codes Around Friendship, Flirting and Romance
	The Unspoken Codes Around Sexual Behavior and Bullying
Chapter 9: Social Technology: How It’s Changing the Way We Communicate
Chapter 10: Social Intention Maps for Adults: Navigating the Social Emotional Terrain
	Social Intention Map Templates
Chapter 11: Strategies: Tips and Pointers