I read a great post a week or so ago titled “Adaptability: The Key Leadership Trait in the Digital Transformation” by Daniel Newman. Reading it took me back to two blogs I wrote a couple of years ago in my series on Soft Skills development, specifically the ones on adaptability…
Why Teambuilding is an Important Soft Skill in Hi-Tech
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan “There is no strength until there is cooperation” – Irish Proverb John Adair defined “team” as “a group in which the individuals share a common aim and…
Is Professionalism a Soft Skill? A Hi-Tech Perspective
“Soft Skills, or the ability to manage soft issues, is a challenge for modern leaders to master” Aly Moreno As I wrote last week, I am in the process of interviewing senior leaders, founders and “C” suite executives in the Hi-Tech sector to get a sense of what challenges they…
Research into the Social (Soft) Skills of Hi-Tech Workers
Over the past few months I have been shifting my attention to the Hi-Tech industry. I have this sense that there is a need for executive and leadership coaching in this sector, but it really is just a sense right now – unsubstantiated with any facts or data. Those of…
Hi-Tech Hiring: Where do Soft Skills Fit?
Last week I wrote about how the Hi-Tech industry is feeling the pinch from workers lacking basic soft skills. A recent article published in CIO Magazine (March 27, 2017) states, “Forget experience and hard skills — tomorrow’s best talent will need soft skills, and it’s a fact that sourcing and recruiting pros…