Title: 8 Steps To Improve Your Social Awareness
Headings: 8 Steps To Improve Your Social Awareness
8 Steps To Improve Your Social Awareness
Bob Woodcock, MBA Follow
Developing Effective Leaders Since 2008
Bob Woodcock, MBA
Developing Effective Leaders Since 2008

Content: Learn to become aware of behaviours in other people that may cause you to respond negatively. As you are unlikely to be able to change the other person, you must be able to modify your own behaviour to turn the situation into a positive experience. Take ownership for your behaviour and be willing to apologize for lapses or errors in judgment or insensitive actions. Ask others for their honest feedback about the way you interact with them. Accept the negative feedback along with the positive (without getting defensive) and make changes accordingly. Be aware of you body language. Non-verbal communication is more important than what you have to say. Positive body language will benefit your interactions with other people. Learn to listen with genuine interest. Fight the urge to respond immediately and really listen to what the other person is trying to say.