Good manners are soft skills and reflect respect, courtesy, and consideration for others. Proper manners communicate what kind of person we are to other people. Good manners are a soft skill that often gets overlooked when considering the soft skills a person needs.

“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter which fork you use.” Emily Post

Manners are said to be actions that characterize relationships with other people, such as social graces, communication, cooperation, honesty, respect, responsibility, friendliness, and optimism. Social graces and etiquette refer to manners.

Manners can hold a person back and be why they are not promoted, but this problem should be addressed in reviews.