Soft Skills: The Underestimated Powerhouse in Today's Workplace!
Denise Probert, CPA, CGMA
I help individuals and teams know how to use accounting & finance information to make and evaluate strategic decisions | LinkedIn Learning Instructor | FP&A, Financial Acumen & Leadership Coach & Consultant | Professor
The importance of hard skills is indisputable. Yet, it's the soft skills, the human skills, that often make the difference between a competent employee and a company superstar.
Imagine this: Two software developers are equally adept at coding. However, one is unswervingly punctual, communicates effectively with teammates, and handles criticism with grace. The other is chronically late, struggles to express ideas, and crumbles under critique. Clearly, their soft skills, or lack thereof, distinguish their overall workplace performance.
Personal experience has taught me this: Soft skills act as the glue holding our professional relationships together. They foster collaboration and facilitate problem-solving – vital elements for thriving in the fast-paced and diverse environment of modern workplaces.
Evidence supports this too. According to the Harvard Business Review, the fastest-growing job categories in the past five years are those that require strong soft skills, such as teamwork and leadership.
Time to step back and assess: Are you nurturing your set of soft skills?
Make no mistake. Soft skills are not 'nice-to-haves'. They're 'need-to-haves'. They're the tools that transform us from employees into team members, leaders, and innovators.
Let's get out there, cultivate our resilience, improve our human skills. Because this is how we stay not just relevant but indispensable in our careers.
How are you working on your soft skills today?
I have curated this list of free LinkedIn resources related to highly desirable soft skills:
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