Social Quotient

Individual Interpersonal Behaviours

  • Centrality
  • Outreach
  • Receptivity
  • Access
  • Linkage
  • Centrality

    How central the individual is to the whole communication network.


    Key player
    Has access to, and communicates with, many individuals.

  • Outreach

    Sociable, popular and comfortable in establishing relationships and connecting with others.


    Pioneer
    Sociable and popular who comfortably establishes relationships and connect with others

  • Receptivity

    How much others approach the individual for information.


    Specialists 
    Respected and trusted for their opinion, advice and expertise.

  • Access

    How effectively the individual can reach different parts of the network.


    Pulse Taker
    A person who sits at the intersection of information ‘highways’ and can efficiently relay information across the network.

  • Linkage

    How much an individual connects disconnected groups or individuals in the network.


    Broker
    A lynchpin who can connect disconnected groups/individuals, this person knows who holds important information, and how to obtain and distribute it.