Sociability

Sociability ( novolat. Connected, communicating ) or responsiveness - the ability to communicate, to establish connections, contacts, sociability; compatibility (ability to work together) of different types of information transfer systems.

In the psychology of communication - the ability to establish contacts, the ability to constructive and mutually enriching communication with other people. Sociability is one of the defining skills of successful social interaction, affecting both professional and personal relationships. Sociability is one of the most important personal qualities in professions that involve active communication with other people, such as, for example, a sales manager, a public relations manager, a personnel manager.

Communicative abilities of each person are formed individually and throughout life. Influencing factors here are relationships with parents, peers, and later with management and work colleagues. In general, our awareness of our own social role dictates the "rules" of behavior and communication in the environment. ^[one]

One of the traits of successful interaction is an open-mindedness regarding other people's views. According to Tesvald and Poon (Tjosvold and Poon), open-mindedness is a psychological concept according to which people view the views and knowledge of other people, “while understanding that others should be free in expressing their views, and that the value of other people's knowledge should be recognized” ^[2] . Prejudice can take various forms ^[3] . There are arguments according to which teachers in schools should focus more on an open-minded attitude towards science than on relativism alone, because relativism is not the only approach adopted in the scientific community ^[4] .

Open-mindedness, as a rule, is considered an important personal attribute for the effective participation of a person in top management and other working groups ^[5] .