Interpersonal skills - a way to achieve success

by Khac Vinh NguyenLevel 5A

Honestly there are so many important skills that a person needs to accumulate in order to be successful in the competitive world today. One of the highest priorities skills that we should learn is interpersonal skills. They are the tools people use to interact and communicate with individuals in an organizational environment. They include:

• Verbal communication
• Non-verbal communication
• Listening skills
• Negotiation
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making

Why is it a very important factor for success? There are variety of reasons for this. Firstly, a person can not perceive everything equally well in life. He or she may be good at this point, but they might be bad at perceiving another point. According to the Huffington Post updated on March 16, 2017 it stated: " The ability to influence an individual effectively starts with being able to understand that individual. Being able to influence people is more than just mastering a set of tricks, because each individual is different; realising that will make you more effective and hopefully you will come to appreciate why these differences are crucial assets when working together". Indeed, I have witnessed so many people who have such high self-esteem and arrogant, they just like to work alone and never share or discuss opinions with others. Therefore,  most of them usually fail as a result. More obviously when engineers want to fix a problem with a plane, they have to cooperate with many different departments, and each of them specializes in different areas of the plane, so it will be easier to find the best solution with everyone's help. Therefore it is really essential to have the interpersonal skills to get things done.

Moreover, having strong interpersonal skills can contribute to the creation of outstanding ideas. For instance, when people work and interact together with an open mind and a willing attitude, all of the ideas from every person will be analyzed and then the best ones will be selected to achieve the goal. In other words, a person who usually works alone, on a group project often tends to be passive and less productive than a person who is willing to work in a team. Hence, it is almost beneficial to have interpersonal skills in life. We sometimes do need a private space to come up with our ideas. However, I believe that communicating with others, sharing our experiences, and studying together will ensure that everything is more creative, smooth and sustainable. As my grandfather said: “Solidarity is our power, let it be”. His statement is still true for many situations.

In summary, one person is never good at everything. Knowledge may be unlimited if we make more efforts to communicate with each other. Everything will get easier as people connect with one another to deal with the problem.