people skills

plural noun

1. the ability to deal with, influence, and communicate with other people

Example Sentences

She’s someone I think I could get into for a while because she’s such an oddball but is seriously good at what she does, just her people skills are lacking.

From Los Angeles Times

Refusing to develop the necessary people skills to get ahead because you think it's effeminate will keep you from moving ahead.

From Salon

Its coordinator David Tierney said the programme taught people skills to help them "deal with the pain and the associated fatigue, anxiety, and stress that often accompanies their condition".

From BBC

His people skills are far more important then putting together lineups or making in-game changes.

From Los Angeles Times

EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said she was “looking forward to these funds getting out into the community, giving people skills, putting them to work in their local communities, and allowing people to save on their energy bills so that they can put those dollars to other needs.”

From Seattle Times