Assertiveness And Interpersonal Skills

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The difference between good employees and great employees is not always something you can put your finger on. These are good to work with, why? If they exceed every expectation what are their secrets? The answer is interpersonal skills, but because these are technically ‘soft skills’ which means the best way to attain them is to be born with them.
Interpersonal skills can consist of the following:-
• Verbal communication, (tone, volume, cadence - not what we say how we say it -30%)
• Non-verbal communication (body language - 55%)
• Listening
• Questioning
• Manners
• Problem solving
• Social awareness
• Self-management
• Responsibility and accountability
• Assertiveness
If someone has good interpersonal skills they can easily relate to …show more content…

If it was a staff member/s I would speak to them separately and fact find before bringing the staff together. I would then follow this up with a letter to all involved and complete supervision/s where needed, to see if this can be resolved once spoken to all parties involved if it was appropriate I would see if they would like to speak together. This would be reviewed on a regular basis to see if they have been resolved and what we have learnt from the situation. I understand the importance of empathy and how it must be portrayed from me throughout my working day as a manager, whether I’m in my office/s or on the floors of the service. Talking to the resident/s, families and external contractors can at times bring a barrier on its own as I need to promote data-protection and confidentiality if the family members’ have not got LPA (lasting power of attorney). I would always read the pre assessment form or on completion of a pre assessment form, how was the best way to communicate with fellow residents’ i.e. if they have a hearing aid, dementia, like to use picture cards, again with contractors and external bodies I would look up what they are about and find information to promote a good flow of conversation and keep them interested. Relatives I would have relative meetings and have an open surgery book once a week so they can speak

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