How to Use people skills in a Sentence

people skills

noun
  • No one is born with perfect people skills.
    — Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 May 2026
  • Kids with strong people skills have seen the adults around them name and process emotions.
    — Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 May 2026
  • His goal is to use those people skills to build a strong culture within the team.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • He’s praised over and over again for his connective people skills.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Brooks’ people skills distinguished him no less than his singing.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The second is that strong people skills can quietly work against you.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • In other words, people skills and digital skills go hand in hand.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Turkey hunting, but other stuff too, like people skills and road rage.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
  • Those who can cobble together a network—by virtue of luck or wealth or people skills—come out ahead.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • To last this long despite that much losing speaks to the man’s not managerial but people skills.
    — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Or move on to another longer-term position that may fit you even better, taking your people skills with you.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • His people skills are far more important then putting together lineups or making in-game changes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
  • The movie, to its credit, harbors few illusions about Diana’s people skills.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The need to come in with relatively mature people skills adds another challenge.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • His work ethic is unmatched, his ability to identify talent is believed to be top-notch, and his people skills are strong.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Redstone touted Bakish’s people skills and his business acumen.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
  • In the past, managers could rely on administrative or knowledge-based work to cover for weaker people skills.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
  • His people skills also impressed Jonathan Krutz, former board member of the Land Trust.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Over time, kids who develop strong people skills also tend to become more flexible, adaptable, and self-reflective.
    — Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 May 2026
  • The bad habits, the poor people skills, the arrogance, and the lack of humility tend to get worse as the organization grows, not better.
    — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • That can include giving people skills and habits to be considerate and helping people behave in ways that make others feel included.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Some of those skills include the ability to set goals, make decisions, manage money, develop people skills and learn business ethics.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Highlight areas of opportunity, such as customer service and people skills.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Asked what skills will become the most important over that time, organizations overwhelmingly name people skills.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Candidates should come to each interview armed with anecdotes that demonstrate their tactical experience and people skills.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Unfortunately, many people are promoted for their performance, not their people skills.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • When your company is still struggling to stand on its own, applicants with impressive credentials and polished people skills may be welcome for those qualities alone.
    — Levi King, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • This student had wanted her 360 feedback to celebrate her brilliant ideas and phenomenal people skills.
    — Suzy Welch, CNBC, 8 May 2025
  • Part of his success lies in his people skills, as occasionally clients are reluctant to follow all of his advice in favor of something more contemporary.
    — Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • At the same time, 75% of companies globally stress that employees’ people skills hold even more importance in the age of AI.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

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