Social Intelligence as a Predictor of Managers' Behaviour in Demanding Situations of Managerial Work

The selection of people for managerial positions is a precondition of effective functioning of organization. Appropriateness of these people choice can be verified especially in dealing with difficult situations in managerial work. The study presents the results of analysis of social intelligence as a predictor of behaviour of managers in difficult situations of managerial work Analysis of data obtained on a sample of 205 executives and managers, confirmed advisability of thinking about social intelligence, as one of the most significant and important predictor of the effectiveness of managerial work, which resulted in identiffing attributes of the connection between social intelligence and assessment of behavioural patterns of managers in difficult situations of managerial work.