A seven-member agile team's composition varies considerably in age. gender, culture, personality type, and professional background. When planning a team-building event, what type of interpersonal skills should the project leader use?

Diverse teams require the leader to recognize and respect different cultural norms, personalities, and backgrounds. Social awareness—the emotional-intelligence competency of perceiving others’ emotions, cultural cues, and group dynamics—enables the leader to design inclusive activities that foster trust and cohesion.

A. Networking concerns building external relationships, not tuning into internal team diversity.
C. Communication is essential but without social awareness may miss cultural subtleties.
D. Leadership is the overarching role; the specific interpersonal skill needed here is sensitivity to others (social awareness).

1. Goleman

D.

“What Makes a Leader?” Harvard Business Review

1998

pp. 95-102 (Social Awareness domain).

2. PMI

“Agile Practice Guide” (2017) §2.3.3 Emotional Intelligence

p. 21.