5 Most Important Leadership Soft Skills

I was stunned while reading this article about the 5 Most Important Leadership Soft Skills. Here are some of them:

Successful business leaders master people-centric soft skills alongside technical management knowledge. Here’s the five most important soft skills and how you learn them at business school

In fact, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), interpersonal and leadership skills are the most in-demand skills for recruiters of business school graduates.

1. Communication

Topping the list of leadership soft skills, communication is key to any successful workforce, and more critical than ever with a growing reliance on technology and virtual work.?

Effective written and verbal communication will increase efficiency, advance problem-solving, and increase the retention of employees.?

EHL uses various methods to teach its students communication skills, and Steffen often uses case studies and practical applications to teach leadership skills. One practical application is a game called color blind, where students are blindfolded and work as a team to decode colors on a table from limited information.

2. Teamwork

Another essential leadership soft skill is learning to work with others and generating positive results as a team.?

EHL cultivates teamwork in its lessons. The color blind test is reliant on working as a team and leads to lessons about what types of behaviors help and hinder teamwork.?

3. Empathy

Empathy and emotional intelligence help create a more positive, productive work environment.?

As businesses embrace hybrid work, empathetic leadership is more pertinent than ever. 80% of executive respondents in?Deloitte's 2020 Global Human Capital Trends research?said that well-being was important or very important to their organisation's success.

4. Self-awareness

Self-awareness will assist in various areas of leadership, particularly negotiation. Leaders must understand their desires and goals before making compromises with the multiple people in their care, like clients, employees, suppliers, and other executives.?

Being self-aware will help leaders with sensitivity and allow them to accelerate their personal career goals while effectively reading a room and promoting their employees wants and needs.

EHL, Steffen explains, assists students in building their self-awareness through personality assessments and feedback.?

5. Adaptability?

With constant advancements in technology and the impact of the pandemic, being adaptable to change is essential in a modern work environment.?

For business leaders, being adaptable, self-aware, empathetic, working in teams, and communicating effectively are invaluable soft skills.

Future leaders at EHL know that success in business depends as much on the fundamentals of a business plan as it does the people-centricity of their team and mindset.

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Thanks,

Robert