Another critical competency within Emotional Intelligence is to know how to manage your relationship with others. Part of this skill is directly related to your ability to read people, which is how good you are in social awareness skills. However, you also need to know the fundamental needs of humans so that when you interact with them, you can tell what they might lack and or feel strongly about. Knowing others’ needs is a foundation skill within relationship management. With this knowledge, you stand a better chance of establishing rapport and helping them out. Relationship management is about knowing how to influence others, handle conflicts, develop, interact and lead people.