You Need Today for a Successful Career

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We depend on our interpersonal skills like effective speaking, active listening, respect, flexibility, and patience when interacting and creating connections.

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Interpersonal skills are transferable – meaning they are valuable across numerous positions and industries. They are also known as soft skills, life skills, social skills, and people skills.

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Communication is more than just the words we speak or write. It also includes nonverbal communication.

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To be an efficient active listener, start by eliminating distractions when others are talking to you.

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Being empathetic means that you not only understand the needs of other people but are also sensitive to their thoughts and feelings.

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Handling conflict calmly and professionally will make you an asset.

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You need to be able to work with others and complete tasks together. Your coworkers depend on you to do your job so that they can do theirs.

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It means you are willing to improve your performance and evolve your skills.

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Being dependable and staying true to your word means others can (and will) rely on you.

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If you have leadership skills, you can effectively make decisions and stand by them.

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Being an effective negotiator is a highly valuable skill that goes hand in hand with communication.

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Employers will notice that other staff members recognize your expertise.

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You Need Today for a Successful Career

The 10 Interpersonal Skills

We depend on our interpersonal skills like effective speaking, active listening, respect, flexibility, and patience when interacting and creating connections.

Interpersonal skills are transferable – meaning they are valuable across numerous positions and industries. They are also known as soft skills, life skills, social skills, and people skills.

What Are Interpersonal Skills?

Communication is more than just the words we speak or write. It also includes nonverbal communication.

Be a Good Communicator

To be an efficient active listener, start by eliminating distractions when others are talking to you.

Active Listening

Being empathetic means that you not only understand the needs of other people but are also sensitive to their thoughts and feelings.

Show Empathy

Handling conflict calmly and professionally will make you an asset.

Conflict Management

You need to be able to work with others and complete tasks together. Your coworkers depend on you to do your job so that they can do theirs.

Teamwork

It means you are willing to improve your performance and evolve your skills.

Be Coachable

Being dependable and staying true to your word means others can (and will) rely on you.

Your Attitude Counts

If you have leadership skills, you can effectively make decisions and stand by them.

Leadership Skills

Being an effective negotiator is a highly valuable skill that goes hand in hand with communication.

Negotiation

Employers will notice that other staff members recognize your expertise.

Be Able To Influence Others

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