Last week I wrote about how words have power; about how they have both a direct and, more often, an indirect way of impacting our emotions, and how we see the world. I used the example of phrases we often use and the messages those phrases can send, either negative…
Humour
Last Sunday was Holy Humour Sunday in many Christian denominations. The tradition of designating the first Sunday after Easter as Holy Humour Sunday goes back to the Greeks in the early years of the church. For centuries Eastern Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant countries celebrated what was known as “Bright Sunday”…
Trust – is it a Soft Skill or …?
As I completed my series on Soft Skills, a commenter asked me about the place of Trust, since I had not listed it as a specific Soft Skill. I’m not sure about this. The question of Trust seems to be relevant or applicable in a number of different areas, and…
The Soft Skill Art of the Critique
My last three posts have focused on the ability to learn — an incredibly important soft skill, perhaps even more so than self-awareness, since without it there is no ability to grow or improve. This may be the ultimate “the chicken or the egg” scenario. What comes first: self-awareness or…