Journal Why is empathy an important quality for a leader?

Lesson 17- Social skills and Interpersonal skills pg 40 Objective: Objective: Comprehend the importance of social skills Comprehend the importance of social skills Understand how interpersonal skills are a combination of empathy and social skills Understand how interpersonal skills are a combination of empathy and social skills

Social skills What are the skills that you have to possess to hold a job? What are the skills that you have to possess to hold a job? What skills are the most important when working with other people, especially adults? What skills are the most important when working with other people, especially adults? What is the difference between a skill and a technique? This is a hard question, so think about the meaning of being skilled at something. What is the difference between a skill and a technique? This is a hard question, so think about the meaning of being skilled at something.

Social skills To be skilled do you have to go through some training or have some experience first? To be skilled do you have to go through some training or have some experience first? Would you want to go to a surgeon who has learned a technique for surgery or would you want to go to a surgeon who has used the technique over and over and over and is now “skilled” in the use of that technique? Would you want to go to a surgeon who has learned a technique for surgery or would you want to go to a surgeon who has used the technique over and over and over and is now “skilled” in the use of that technique?

Social skills Not everyone has social skills, and that’s because of one or more of three reasons: Not everyone has social skills, and that’s because of one or more of three reasons: They have not been taught the techniques. They have not been taught the techniques. They have not used them enough to be good at them, or They have not used them enough to be good at them, or They are too lazy to care about them. They are too lazy to care about them. Learning to do something is not the same as being able to do it. You become skilled only by doing it over and over.

Social skills-group discussion What are the most important social skills you can think of? What are the most important social skills you can think of? What is important when meeting new people? What is important when meeting new people? Do you relate to adults well? Do you relate to adults well? Do you think that you are able to determine how an adult relates to you? Do you think that you are able to determine how an adult relates to you? What could you do to get adults to take you more seriously? What could you do to get adults to take you more seriously?

Eight cues review pg. 41 When I say go, write down all 8 cues. When you are finished, stand up. When I say go, write down all 8 cues. When you are finished, stand up. Ready set………………….. Ready set…………………..

Eight cues review Everyone is going somewhere. Remember: your skills are what determine where you go! Everyone is going somewhere. Remember: your skills are what determine where you go! Interpersonal skills Interpersonal skills Interpersonal skills combine: empathy and social skills. Leaders who are healthy and honest are people who have good empathy and good social skills in balance – that is, good interpersonal skills. Interpersonal skills combine: empathy and social skills. Leaders who are healthy and honest are people who have good empathy and good social skills in balance – that is, good interpersonal skills.

Discussion What would a person be like who had great social skills, but had no empathy for others? What would a person be like who had great social skills, but had no empathy for others? What about a person who had empathy for others, but no social skills? What about a person who had empathy for others, but no social skills?

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