Interpersonal Skills

From the start, entrepreneurs are one person marching bands. Even members of large co-founder teams are juggling wildly different tasks as they try to get people excited and products ready. One of the greatest assets the scrambling entrepreneur can have is strong interpersonal skills. In which interpersonal areas do you excel? In which could you be more vigilant?

The Greater Good Science Center is based out of the University of California, Berkeley and focused on the science of social and emotional well-being. Their extensive site includes validated quizzes based on the research of scientists such as Paul Ekman and Dacher Keltner. Here are a few that can be of particular use to the developing entrepreneur…

1. Test Your Emotional Intelligence
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/ei_quiz/

2. Empathy
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/quizzes/take_quiz/14

3. Social Capital
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/quizzes/take_quiz/13

4. Stress & Anxiety
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/quizzes/take_quiz/8

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