Soft skills

Soft skills

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  Common soft skills Strong work ethic Positive attitude Good communication skills Time management abilities Problemsolving skills Team player Interpersonal relations Self confidence Accept and learn from criticisms Flexibility and adaptability 2
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  WHY DO WENEED SOFT SKILLS??? 3
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  Hard skills vsSoft skills  Hard skills are a person's skill set and ability to perform a certain type of task or activity  Soft skills are personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, job performance and career prospects. 4
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  Strong work ethic • Areyou motivated and dedicated to getting your job done? Positive attitude • Will you generate goodwill and good energy? Communication skills • Are you both verbally articulate and a good listener? Time management abilities • Do you know how to prioritize tasks? Problem solving abilities • Are you resourceful and able to creatively solve problems? 5
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  Team player • Will youwork well in groups and teams? Interpersonal relations • Do you have the tools & techniques to maintain good relations with others? Self confidence • Will you project a sense of calm and inspire confidence in others? Ability to learn and accept criticisms • Will you be able to handle criticism? Flexibility and adaptability • Are you able to adapt to new situations and challenges? 6
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  Have you everthought of why people of average intelligence outperform people with the highest levels of intelligence majority of the time??? 7
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  EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE  Emotionalintelligence (EQ) is the capacity of recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, for managing emotions in ourselves as well as in our relationships  EQ is critical to managing your behavior, moving smoothly through social situations and making critical choices in life 8
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  The glass ishalf empty or half full!!!! 10
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  Paradigm shift A paradigmshift is a way of looking at something differently. We are stepping “outside the box”. When we make a paradigm shift we can see, think, feel and behave differently. Example: Ptolemy thought the earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus believed the sun was the center of the universe. (A PARADIGM SHIFT OCCURRED) 11
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