{"id":34401,"date":"2015-06-16T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=34401"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:18:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:48:14","slug":"interpersonal-and-intrapersonal-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/interpersonal-and-intrapersonal-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERPERSONAL AND INTRAPERSONAL SKILLS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"INTERPERSONAL<\/a><\/p>\n

Interpersonal Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The skills used by a person to properly interact with others. In the business domain, the term generally refers to an employee’s ability to get along with others while getting the job done. Interpersonal skills include everything from communication and listening skills to attitude and deportment. Good interpersonal skills are a prerequisite for many positions in an organization.<\/p>\n

The term “interpersonal skills” is somewhat of a misnomer, because it refers to character traits possessed by an individual rather than skills that can be taught in a classroom. Within an organization, employees with good interpersonal skills are likely be more productive than those with poor interpersonal skills, because of their propensity to project a positive attitude and look for solutions to problems.<\/p>\n

Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups. \u00a0People who have worked on developing strong interpersonal skills are usually more successful in both their professional and personal lives.\u00a0Employers often seek to hire staff with ‘<\/em>strong interpersonal skills<\/em>‘<\/em> – they want people who will work well in a team and are able to communicate effectively with colleagues, customers and clients.<\/p>\n

Interpersonal Skills become so natural that we may take them for granted, never thinking about how we communicate with other people. With a little time and effort you can develop these skills. Good interpersonal skills can improve many aspects of your life – professionally and socially – they lead to better understanding and relationships.<\/p>\n

Interpersonal skills are also sometimes referred to as:\u00a0<\/strong>social skills, people skills,\u00a0soft skills, communication skills\u00a0or\u00a0life skills. Although these terms can include interpersonal skills they tend to be broader and therefore may also refer other types of skills.<\/p>\n

Intrapersonal Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Though the terms intrapersonal and interpersonal are used interchangeably by people, there is a distinct difference between the two. Intrapersonal deals with the emotions, feelings, thoughts that are stirred upon within an individual which the person next to them might not even be aware of. This is quite different from interpersonal skills, which is immediately visible to an external audience.\u00a0There does however, exist a very strong relationship between them; good intrapersonal skills will go a long way in producing good interpersonal relationships.<\/p>\n

What constitutes intrapersonal relationship skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Intrapersonal skills as mentioned earlier are those values, personality traits that reside deep within an individual. It becomes so much a part of the individual that most of us are not even aware of their impact on our daily lives.\u00a0The various intrapersonal facets that play a significant role in our personal and professional lives are such as:<\/p>\n