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Concept Of Social Competence

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Social competence is an important skill in society. By the definition of Rubin and Rose-Krasnor in 1992, its concept is an ability for people to achieve their personal goals in social interaction with a long lasted positive relationships. It is also focusing on how emotions are conveyed in social interactions (Riggio & Reichard, 2008). There are also other 3 concepts of social competence, which are communication competence, social skills and ability to retain positive interpersonal relationships through cooperation, responsiveness, assuming social liability and behaving in welcoming, warm way (Green& Rechis, 2006). Social competence can affect a person’s leadership. In this essay, the relationship between social competence and leadership will …show more content…

Leader is a controller in a group. He needs to communicate with the other group members and lead them to achieve the goal. A good leader knows how to talk clearly to lead and guide the team to different steps. Moreover, he ought to know how to use appropriate languages to solve the problems and argues in the group. Good communication competence can improves the rapprochement in a team and easier to reach the goals. It is not only saying positive things, but problems and worries should also be discussed in the group. Good communication is not just focus on transmitting good messages; problems are also needed as members can help to solve them rather than leave them and cause a more serious …show more content…

According to Green and Rechis (2006), skills of cooperation and responsiveness are ways to keep a positive interpersonal relationship. Cooperation and responsiveness need the reaction between members, which can be affected by the competences of communication and emotional transmit. This can also be represented through the behavior of a person, such as friendly and warm. A leader ought to have this ability and also the ability to lead the members to work in a positive and welcoming

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