Reading Between The Lines

 

The first self assessment we were assigned wouldn’t give me my results without making a payment so I took the second and will be using what I got from that one. I scored average at all communication types. I still have a lot to learn and that’s okay. Life is about growth. The test gave me some insights on where to start to improve. (Interpersonal Skills Self-Assessment, 2020).

One thing mentioned in the self-assessment that I need to work on was confidence particularly in group settings. (Interpersonal Skills Self-Assessment, 2020). Self influencing, such as changing my stance, or posture during this type of interaction could go a long way to helping me improve (Alder, Winder, Rosenfeld, & Proctor II, 2020, pp. 220-221).

“Interpersonal skills are the competencies and abilities that help you interact and communicate with other people. There are very few jobs where someone works 100% on their own; even the roles you might think are mostly solo affairs still require some human interaction and teamwork. Simply put, interpersonal skills are the tools you use to get on with other people.” (What are interpersonal skills and why are they important for the workplace?, 2019)

The above quote explains why these skills are so important. Knowing how important these skills are and where my weaknesses are will go a long way to helping me both improve them and do well in an office environment. I know what my weaknesses are, therefore, I can keep an eye out for them. I can put some extra effort in and talk to someone else first. Little things make a big difference in relationships in or outside of the workplace.

If I ignored my weaknesses I probably wouldn’t do as well. I’d be expecting others to pick up the slack in my abilities rather than working on them or working around them myself. That isn’t a good way to form relationships especially in a workplace. Since I know what I need to work on I have a better chance of it not negatively influencing how I do in an office workplace.

I have empathy and can use that to create authentic workplace relationships. I have communication skills though they need work and can use what I do have while working on getting better. As long as I stay aware of where my struggles are likely to be and continue to strive to do better and become better, I should be fine. I can also potentially get help from others to improve as well.

References

Alder, R. B., Winder, C., Rosenfeld, L. B., & Proctor II, R. F. (2020). Interplay Fifth Canadian Edition. Oxford.

Interpersonal Skills Self-Assessment. (2020). Retrieved from Skills You Need: https://www.skillsyouneed.com/quiz/343479

What are interpersonal skills and why are they important for the workplace? (2019, August 9). Retrieved from Deakin University: https://credentials.deakin.edu.au/what-are-interpersonal-skills-and-why-are-they-important-for-the-workplace/