people skills

plural noun

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

Example Sentences

The youth organization has its members sell the cookies to learn people skills and how to manage money.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the years, he was given multiple roles as a “senior adviser,” a title he said is for federal employees who are either incompetent but too established to fire or highly competent in a technical way but lacking in management or people skills.

From Salon

Van Loon, who also had a spell as head of coaching at Arsenal's academy, noticed how Van Dijk nurtured his people skills by recognising who could help him.

From BBC

We know that Edward is a genius because we’re told he is; because he spends every spare moment scribbling equations on any available surface; and because he has poor people skills.

From Los Angeles Times

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