Good inter-personal skills means how do you get along with people.  Recent research indicates that a person’s “emotional IQ” – the ability to relate to people – is as important as a person’s “intelligence IQ”.  To help test your ability to relate to others use the Inter-Personal Skills Assessment Worksheet

For more information on this topic, see the links listed below of articles posted on related Web sites.

• The Art of Getting Along  – West Virginia University Extension – Do you know someone you would cross the street for just to talk to and be near?
• The Art of Appreciation – West Virginia University Extension – Each of us needs to feel appreciated.
  
• Clash or Coordinate? Understanding Personality Styles – West Virginia University Extension – Do you ever wonder why you hit it off with one person and not another?
• Behavior Styles - Education Leadership Toolkit - NSBA - Take a look at the following matrix of behavioral styles. See where you fit in.
  
• Four Keys to Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win – HBS Working Knowledge -- What is success to you?  Insights on the meaning of success for high achievers.
• Tapping into Your Team’s Emotional Intelligence – HBS Working Knowledge -- You're a smart leader. Your team is pretty smart, too. But how is your "emotional intelligence" as a group?