Module 5: Interpersonal Connections (personally & professionally)
Module 5: Interpersonal Skills (enhancing your personal & professional life) Download Module 5: Interpersonal Skills (enhancing your personal & professional life)
Why interpersonal skills are important
Indeed, Feb. 4, 2020
Interpersonal skills are important for communicating and working with groups and individuals in your personal and professional life. People with strong interpersonal skills tend to build good relationships and can work well with others. They understand family, friends, coworkers and clients well. People often enjoy working with colleagues who have good interpersonal skills.
Other benefits of interpersonal skills include the ability to solve problems and make good decisions. You can use interpersonal communication skills and the ability to understand others to come to the best solution or make the best decision for everyone involved.
Many employers try to hire staff with strong interpersonal skills because these individuals often work well on teams and collaborate with their colleagues effectively. People with interpersonal skills also tend to make good leaders because of their ability to communicate with and motivate those around them.
Action Steps:
- Copy of Kapellusch lecture slides: Interpersonal Skills-Enhancing your professional and personal lives-1.pdf Download Interpersonal Skills-Enhancing your professional and personal lives-1.pdf
- Read: Interpersonal Skills and Challenges in the Workplace Links to an external site.
- Read: Interpersonal Effectiveness-Skill Building.pdf Download Interpersonal Effectiveness-Skill Building.pdf
- Listen
When interpersonal relationships take a turn for the worse
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How prevalent is this problem??
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What to do if you are harassed:
Excellent resource with considerable information about all types of harassment and what resources you have to help: https://www.workingnowandthen.com/file-eeoc-complaint/ Links to an external site.
What about if something like this happens while at UTA?
https://www.uta.edu/student-affairs/community-standards/students Links to an external site.