The first episode of Season 2 starts with some #science.

What is the most important psychological skill to increase the likelihood of an individual and/or organization being successful on #socialmedia?

Curiosity is what helps to drive the foundational elements of appropriate behavior both online and offline when in social situations. The problems we see so much is that human beings turn into broadcasters too often on social platforms.

Tom Schoenfelder, lead scientist, co-founder and all around nice guy from the Academy of Work Science  shares with us about how intellectual curiosity might be the hidden skill to assess new candidates in sales and beyond.

Here is how he defines both Intellectual and Social Curiosity:

Intellectual Curiosity: The deep and persistent desire to know more. Tendency to often ask 'why' and seek answers beyond the surface to get to the foundational ideas of issues.

Social Curiosity: The interest in acquiring information about how other people think, feel and behave.

The necessity to be able to measure these skills with a scientifically valid tool (like our PSP) is essential for both recruiting the right team members and being able to help them successfully develop the skills when they are onboard.

Be Social, Be Human & Be Curious!

All the best,
Mike