Interpersonal Relationships in Workplace: SMART Connecting Goals

I want to develop some achievable short term SMART connecting goals that I want to work on an then create an action plan to achieve the desired results to enhance my interpersonal skills and work on it one by one. Using my current strengths and working on my challenges mentioned earlier in my paper I would like to work on a few factors that would possibly help me with enhancing my interpersonal skills.

The first goal I would want to set for myself would be towards the communication attribute with my employees and clients. I want to use active listening to show employees and clients that I am open to new ideas and perspectives. I would also want improve and to utilize eye contact, posture, and voice tone to make spoken communication clearer and not ambiguous. Using these communication and active listening skills will reinforce ideas and will promote a healthier relationship with my clients and employees enhancing my interpersonal skills.

The second attribute I would want as a goal and to challenge my weaknesses would be on my self-awareness and emotional intelligence portion of my quotient. I would like to develop a stronger emotional intelligence, so that I can manage myself based of what my employees and clients think about me. This would enhance my ability to relate with people and deal with emotions in my work place, also making effective team collaboration. It will also make me a personable person and will make me use my people skills to successfully have better interpersonal relationships with my peers in the workplace.

Lastly, another short-term goal I would love to work on will be motivating my employees as a leader. Initially, I would like to work on my intrinsic motivation to be able to set goals for my employees and workplace. I would like to set specific and manageable and fit for the right person. It will help people improve by giving them a task out of their comfort zone and would help provide them with a direction. Providing motivation to employees will also enhance the ability of my employees to communicate but will also develop interpersonal relationships in the workplace.

One thing I want to drive home about my interpersonal relationship development plan is that it is a living-breathing document. This is not something I will simply complete and then that’s it. The whole purpose of this plan is to apply it to my daily life and then use my experiences to alter and improve it. So specifically, I want to strictly apply this plan into my daily life starting today. At the end of the semester, I will look into my smaller goals and look to see if I have been working to achieve my overall objectives. I will reflect on my progress and then use feedback from others, as well as my self, to help me add or take anything away from my plan. My next intent for this plan will be utilizes it in the first job that I have. I have already landed one job offer and hope to have a few more by the end of the year. Deciding where you want to start your career can be very difficult and a hard decision to make. Luckily for me, I’ve developed a plan to help with my decision-making. I will use this plan to become an effective leader and I will successfully lead in my position I have in my life.