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What are Soft Skills?

John Whitehead
June 29, 2022

 

What are Soft Skills?

Soft skills are those things which help us interact with others much easier. “Soft” because it’s to compare them against “hard” skills or technical skills.  In this week’s Vlog post I talk about what Soft Skills mean to me…. from a previously posted vlog post

John K Whitehead & Associates coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

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Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, personal development, Self-Awareness

What is an Inclusive Leader?

John Whitehead
June 14, 2022

What does it mean to be an inclusive leader and what does that look like? What is an inclusive organization? In this week’s Vlog post I look at what these might be and explore the continuum created by Jennifer Brown in her book “How to Be An Inclusive Leader” and the stages we go through in becoming more aware of inequity in the workplace, and in life in general.

John K Whitehead & Associates coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

You can read my blog at https://johnkwhitehead.ca

If you have enjoyed reading these posts, please Follow Me – and if you sign up for my Blog I will send you a copy of my eBook, “What Are These Things Called Soft Skills?”

Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development, personal development, Self-Awareness

Confronting Our Biases as leaders

John Whitehead
June 8, 2022

Where is your thinking around diversity, equity, inclusion? What does it mean to you? If I was to ask you, what does it mean to be an inclusive leader, what would you say? This week’s vlog is a continuation from last week on personal learning and growth as I question my own biases.

John K Whitehead & Associates coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

You can read my blog at https://johnkwhitehead.ca

If you have enjoyed reading these posts, please Follow Me – and if you sign up for my Blog I will send you a copy of my eBook, “What Are These Things Called Soft Skills?”

Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development

Are You Continuously Learning? Where is it taking you?

John Whitehead
June 1, 2022

In this week’s blog post I start exploring what it means to be an Inclusive Leader and how I came to this through my own learning journey

In this video I refer to the course as Aboriginal Canada it is actually called Indigenous Canada. You can learn more about this amazing 12-week course at https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html . It is free on Coursera, check it out!

John K Whitehead & Associates coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

You can read my blog at https://johnkwhitehead.ca

If you have enjoyed reading these posts, please Follow Me – and if you sign up for my Blog I will send you a copy of my eBook, “What Are These Things Called Soft Skills?”

Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Self-Awareness

How to Build Self-Confidence pt.III

John Whitehead
May 11, 2022

This is the third vlog post on my short series on how to build self-confidence

In this video we will look at Sure-fire Self-Confidence Building Tactics. Self-confidence is a trait that can be built. In fact, a few very simple tactics can help you quickly build your self-confidence. And as you become more confident, you will have experiences that will build your confidence even more!

John K Whitehead & Associates coaches individuals and organizations in becoming more effective by helping them improve their interpersonal communications, emotional intelligence, and resiliency.

You can read my blog at https://johnkwhitehead.ca

If you have enjoyed reading these posts, please Follow Me – and if you sign up for my Blog I will send you a copy of my eBook, “What Are These Things Called Soft Skills?”