Here is the listing of blog entries written on the subject of Soft Skills. So, What Are These Things Called “Soft Skills”? Do you have the Soft Skills Required to be Successful? Are Soft Skills Learned or Inborn? Is Professionalism a Soft Skill? Is communication the most important soft skill?…
How to Network 102: Continuing to Learn
“Giving connects two people, the giver and the receiver, and this connection gives birth to a new sense of belonging.” ~ Deepak Chopra Last week I wrote about some lessons I have learned from attending networking events. I titled that post “Networking 101: Some lessons learnt”. This week I want…
The Core of Leadership is Self-Awareness – Being who you are.
The work of author and business coach Marshall Goldsmith, in particular his book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There (2007) has been a significant influence in me becoming self-aware. In the spring of 2009 I attended Goldsmith’s workshop in Boston after reading his book and being intrigued…
How Flexible Are You? The Soft Skill of Adaptability.
I read somewhere recently that Soft Skills have become today’s Hard Skills. This is something to think about as we move further into the information age and away from the industrial age. It’s not that we will do away with hard skills. Trades, factories, mining, the list goes on, will…
Is Being Self-Centered That Bad: Caring for Others vs Caring for Self
Has there been a shift in our thinking around caring for others vs. caring for ourselves? I ask this because of the current focus on Self-Awareness. Has the pendulum swung again to a focus on self rather than on others? (Some may ask if the pendulum ever really swung toward…