Human Relation Skills

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Thriving in a Changing World
Human relation skills are the foundation of how we interact with others in our daily lives. Throughout this course we have explored many aspects of human relations and strategies we can use to build our human relation skills. Human relations are the ability to work with other people. This also includes a desire to understand others, their needs and weaknesses and their talents and abilities (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). Human relations are important in any working environment. We have to understand how people work in groups, satisfying both individual needs and the group objectives, in order for a business to succeed.
Human Relation Skills
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Communication behaviors are composed of acts, interests, and double interacts, or sets of them (Keyton et al., 2013). For example, communication can be verbal and nonverbal. People are not always aware of their nonverbal communication. We can be great verbal communicators, but our body language can tell another story. Therefore, it is important that our verbal and nonverbal communication coincide. My communication skills have improved over the years. However, in the past, the nonverbal communication I exhibited could have been perceived as offensive. This part of our text book was extremely helpful in giving me insight of better ways to communicate, while also being aware of my nonverbal …show more content…

Stress can cause emotional or physical damage. Often times, people do not even realize that stress is affecting their physical health. Our bodies have a natural response to stress described by Hans Selye, a Canadian doctor who wrote the book The Stress of Life (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). His findings showed that response to stress happens in three stages. We alarm, adapt or resist, and then have exhaustion. The reaction is what can cause health problems. During the reaction stage, also called fight or flight, our heart rate and blood pressure increase. Repetition of the reaction stage can eventually lead to heart disease, heart attack, hypertension, or stroke. Therefore, we need to reduce the negative effects of stress by learning how to manage stress effectively. There are many activities we can do to minimize physical and emotional stress. We can rest, meditate, exercise, make time for fun, and talk with friends. At work, we can focus on managing our time and workload. When I am working, it is best to just expect stressful situations, that way I am able to manage them with minimal physical

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