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In leadership, what does "interpersonal skill" mainly mean?

Building and keeping good relationships with others.

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  1. Managing your own moods alone
  2. Mastering technical knowledge
  3. Building and keeping good relationships with others ✔

Why: Interpersonal skill is the ability to build and keep positive relationships. Leaders with strong people skills are good at networking. Empathy is its foundation, because you must notice how others feel first.

Huh, didn't know that: Organizing groups, negotiating, personal connection and social analysis are four parts of interpersonal intelligence.

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Answer: Building and keeping good relationships with others. Interpersonal skill is the ability to build and keep positive relationships. Leaders with strong people skills are good at networking. Empathy is its foundation, because you must notice how others feel first.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 2, Chapter 7 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Vol2LetterLowFinal_8BDFDB373E830.pdf
    Interpersonal skill involves developing and maintaining positive relationships with others.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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