Professional Interpersonal Relations

Every big project is built by a big team. The main principle that allows a big group to make a big project is working together as a team, not as many individual workers. One of the essential aspects of teamwork is interpersonal relations, defined mainly by soft skills and communication. This article explains why such professional relations are crucial and how to maintain them.

On Synergy

Can you imagine many builders trying to build a house, and everyone is making his bricks? Can they create something great or valuable? Probably, the best thing they can make is a shed that nobody would like to live in.

It works the same for any other project. It would help if you had a team instead of many individuals to be able to do something useful or valuable. However, there is a catch — when these people start to work together as a team, they begin to communicate with each other; it is called professional interpersonal relations. Such relations are a glue that keeps people together and allows them to work as the same organism.

These professional relations implement synergy in teamwork — the group of people can do more as a team. It is a common principle in many areas, including engineering, management, relations, etc. A good worker must know how to do his job correctly. A good manager must know how to organize the work of many workers together and use this synergy.

Soft Skills and Communication

Many HR specialists consider soft skills as the first skill required for team members, and this point of view usually makes sense. Without average soft skills, a person can not communicate with other team members and so will not perform his duties. Therefore, in most cases, it is better to find a person with average professional skills but good soft skills than a good professional with poor soft skills.

Soft skills build a base for the communication layer. The communication layer is the common ground for all team members, which everybody can use to talk to each other. For example, when two professionals from the same area discuss internal questions, they may use a language and approaches that nobody else will understand. However, if they need to talk to somebody from another team who does not know all that, they have to use that common ground and communicate with that person.

So, we can see that soft skills are essential for any team, and the bigger the team, the better communication is required. But, it is not the recommendation — it is the rule! So, look for employees with good soft skills and without significant communication issues, build your team correctly, and then you will have a chance to do something great!