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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT For submission PERSONAL DEVELPOMENT AND STUDY METHODS (BM006-4-0-PDSM) Hand out date: 20 April 2011 Hand in date: 20 June 2011 Table of content ContentPage number Executive Summary1 Definition of Interpersonal Skills2 Strength of my interpersonal skills3 Weaknesses of my interpersonal skills4 Area of Improvement5 Mind map6 Conclusion7 Reference8 Executive Summary In this assignment, my objective is to find out the definition of interpersonal skills, and discuss about interpersonal skills.
Other than that, I would find out my own strength, weaknesses and a way to improve it. By finding out my own weaknesses, I can improve my interpersonal skills in a result of becoming a better person in a society. Lastly, I am going to talk about how well interpersonal skill can change the environment and the surrounding of the society. Introduction of Interpersonal skills Definition of interpersonal skills According to (investopedia. com, 2011), interpersonal skills means the skills used by a person to properly interact with others.
In the term of business, interpersonal skill generally refers to an employee’s capability to get along and communicate with others while achieving the goal or objective. Interpersonal skill simply related to communication such as speaking and listening. According to (openlearn. open. ac. uk, 2011), interpersonal skills involved encourage and giving out support to the other. Giving out positive opinion and constructive criticism are playing a very essential role in communicating.
Hence, a successful management always have good interpersonal skill and also being negotiable. By having these skills, it will generally boost up the awareness in people in completing the task with obligation. According to (scribd. com, 2011), interpersonal skills include the habits, attitudes, manners, appearance, tones of voice, and behaviours that we apply in completing the goal. Furthermore, examine our own impressions on others is such an important role which leads to success in life as well as for a productive career.
In other words, these skills are a set of behaviours which allow you to communicate effectively and unambiguously in a face to face setting. They can also be thought of as behaviours which assist progress towards a successful career. Strength of my Interpersonal Skills After working with my group members, I had received a few feedbacks and remarks about my interpersonal skills. Observation and study have been carried out based on the feedbacks and comments. Firstly, being talkative is one of my strength in my interpersonal skill.
With words, I can share or contribute my ideas and information with my team. In the other hand, having an ethical listening skill also gave me a wide range of knowledge and make things easier to be understand. In the other words, communication stands a very essential role on being considerate and sympathetic to the others. Besides, this is also a way of showing value and respect to the speaker. Not only that, diligent is also one of my strength of interpersonal skill. Being conscientious keeps my work done in a very short period of time.
By working hard and completing the task, it gives me a sort of impulsive force and motivation which can keep me working incessantly without giving up. Lastly, understand and follow the instruction from the group leader is also a contractual obligation of a group member of being responsible. Weaknesses of my interpersonal skills There are always good and bad in one’s interpersonal skills. One of my main weaknesses is afraid of mistake. I could not forgive myself of making silly mistakes and errors which causes unnecessary troubles and difficulties.
Besides that, I am an absent-minded person. Being a forgetful person, I could not remember everything that I required to do. Not only that, I am also a careless person. A small careless mistake can leads to a big mistake, and finish up with no end. I have been spending my time to correct the careless mistake that I have made and it is a total waste of time. Thirdly, one of my weaknesses is being self-centred. I could not make decision and judgement from different point of view. From this, the chances of misunderstanding will occur from both parties are very high.
In the other words, it is not easy to work as a team if there as barriers in between. Area of Improvement From the feedbacks and comments about my interpersonal skills, there are a lot of improvement should be made in order for me to work better in a team. Firstly, I will need to develop a goal and good habits which can build up good behaviours and attitude. From this, I will have to execute and complete the task without afraid of mistake and always be prepared to fail before I succeed. In additional, awareness and concentration stands a very essential role during the process of completing a task.
Besides these, a crucial tool on reminding and keeping me up to date is also very important. Having a memo or a log book with to-do list is the best way of bringing out the awareness of completing the task with the intention that can help me to keep things in mind. Not only that, critical thinking skill is very essential when I am in a conversation. While the time being, being thoughtful and indulgent can condense the chance of misunderstanding. Most importantly, courage and audacity are required in order to make decision and carry the obligation.
As a group leader or a member, it is obligatory to discover the mistakes and errors so that we can make improvement and make a step closer to achieve our goal. Conclusion All in all, it is best to know my own strength and weaknesses because a team is built based on everyone’s interpersonal skills. By making full use of my own strength of interpersonal skills in a team, I can easily build up confidence and fellowship within a group. Besides that, knowing my own strength and advantage helps out a lot in contributing and sharing among the group.
In the other hand, weaknesses are something which needs to be removed and improved. By knowing my own weaknesses, I can make a change and correction based on the feedbacks and the comments given by others. Improving from the feedbacks due to the mistakes I made, the chances of making the same mistake is condensed. Not only that, it is also easier for the team to cooperate with me. In a conclusion, enhancing the learning attitude and eliminating the bad habits and weaknesses are the most important things in building up good interpersonal skills. Mind Map Understand and receive the information given Strength of my interpersonal skill * Selfish * Inconsiderate * Could not make decision * Misunderstanding * Could not remember things * Make silly mistake * Obstacles * Cannot move on Afraid of mistake Reference http://www. investopedia. com/terms/i/interpersonal-skills. asp http://wiki. answers. com/Q/What_is_interpersonal_skills#ixzz1LwQFJKo0 http://openlearn. open. ac. uk/course/view. php? id=1672 http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Interpersonal_skills http://www. scribd. com/doc/14974422/What-Are-Interpersonal-Skills