Inter-Personal Skills Assessment
Don Hofstrand Reviewed, February 2006
Co-director, Ag
dhof@iastate.edu
Inter-personal skills relate to your ability to work with others and are essential for the long-term success of your business. Firms that possess human resources with exceptional skills have a long-term focus and are more likely to use their skills to take advantage of emerging opportunities.
They help you focus on recognizing others’ individuality, communicating effectively, working as a team member, mediating differences, and listening to others. Use the 10 questions below to assess your inter-personal skills.
How would you rate your interpersonal skills?
| | Unsatisfactory | Weak | Average | Good | Exceptional | ||
| 1. Exchange thoughts and ideas with others. This involves both the ability to receive and send information. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2. Listen to others who may have a better method of accomplishing a task. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3. Identify personality differences between individuals and use this information to develop unique working relationships. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4. Assist a group of individuals to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5. Work with others to stimulate and promote personal and business growth. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6. Work on a team and focus on the objectives of the team rather than use the team to satisfy your own personal agenda. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7. Work on a team and fill whatever role is needed on the team whether it is leader or follower. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8. Work with a group of individuals to identify common goals. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 9. Mediate conflicts between people and help them work together as a team. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10. Negotiate favorable business agreements with suppliers, marketers and others. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
