Soft Skills V/S Being Technically Sound

 

Why is there a need of soft skills 

You might  have seen that a number of people are technically very sound in their profession.

When it comes to technology, they are valuable assets in their organisation and department.

But when they were asked to  lead their team or asked to express themselves in a group of 10-15 groups of people, when they asked to lead a project, in this case they unfortunately failed to.

                                     Effects of not having soft skills  

When faced with challenges and pressure, outside of the technical field, such people often feel a bit at sea. And consequently are not able scale the heights in their career.

If a person is a technically sound but still can’t climb the success ladder, often shows that

It is because of a certain degree of lack in what are called soft skills.

One’s success 85% depends on soft skills, whereas technical skills or technical knowledge

contribute only 15% in the success rate

                         What are the key pillars to transforming the corporate world?

According to Linkedin Global Talent Trends 2019 reports 4 key pillars are there which are 

transforming the entire corporate world 

Rise Of Soft Skills

Flexible Working

Pay Transparency

Ending Harassment

Out of these 4 key pillars, Rise Of Soft Skills is  on the top.

According to World Economic forum top 10 skills needed in 2020 industry all these skills

lie in the soft skills genre

These top 10 skills are:-

Complex problem solving

Critical thinking

Creativity

People Management

Coordination with others

Emotional intelligence

Decision Making

Service Orientation

Negotiation

Cognitive Flexibility

                In this age in which we all are living, technology is at its peak.

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced robotics, bio technology, 

virtual reality, they are such technologies which are giving our industries a

new shape, In this scenario, we’ll have to keep developing our soft skills,

Because these are the soft skills which are actually managing these technologies.

People management, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, they are all very hard 

to quantify, but still artificial intelligence and robotics,cannot do. Hope following these   

tips,you will develop a culture, in your company to develop soft skills

                                    Marks never make big sense 

Legends that we talk about now, Bill gates, a drop out, Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein rightly

said that, “I never let education interfere in my schooling, I never let schooling interfere in

my education”.

Once a CEO was asked how he promoted people. He replied that he promoted people on

how great they communicate, how great they behave and how great are their soft skills.

It’s because in degree one learns from 5 years and soft skills you learn from 25 years of experience.

Most of the people believe that once you get marks, the story is over. The real battle of life

begins when you don’t have marks. The real battle of life begins when you really learn, keep

yourself upgrading with the process. There’s no need to change your thought process, this is just to make you realise that it’s very important.

As a parent, ensure that your child speaks on the stage, your child presents himself so well, your child believes in being the best and the most important thing is let your child learn that he should be the best.

            Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% you react to it