Workplace Skillsets & Empathy
Soft Skills Aren’t Soft or Useless. They Bring Out the Best in People.
Soft skills are relevant because they are critical skillsets, instrumental for workplace success.
Whenever we think of a C-level executive or businessman, we believe that they bulldoze their way upwards.
Folks, have you read What Got You Here, Will Not Get You There?
The people on top got there and stayed at the apex because they take soft skills seriously. Let us examine what soft skills really mean in the workplace.
“Soft skills are a combination of people skills, social skills, communication skills, character or personality traits, attitudes, career attributes, social intelligence, and emotional intelligence quotients that enable employees to navigate their environment, work well with others, perform well and achieve their goals with complementing hard skills.”
- SOFT SKILLS IN THE WORKPLACE: WHY THEY MATTER AND HOW TO HIRE FOR THEM
Imagine working under a boss who is oblivious to your plea for support, who doesn’t understand the need for you to further explain when results cannot be produced.
