| Got leadership skills? Want a job? Companies are | | | | next level, but you're feeling, well like your soft |
| looking for leaders to move into executive | | | | skills aren't good enough, so to speak. |
| positions. | | | | As long as you do nothing new, nothing new will |
| The June 14, 2010 issue of Newsweek, reports | | | | happen. Your company does expect a certain |
| "recruiters are desperate for top-tier talent." | | | | amount of people skills as well as learning other |
| Jeff Joerres, chief executive of Manpower | | | | new skills, processes, and/or procedures, yes? |
| recruitment agency told the World Economic | | | | Emotional intelligence training can help with this. |
| Forum earlier this year that "Thirty percent of | | | | Tiny changes may be all that is needed to |
| employers across the globe continue to struggle | | | | improve your people skills. The following are for |
| to fill positions available." | | | | those who are quiet at work. Because, don't kid |
| Best skills to have to get a job in management, | | | | yourself, sometimes people have weird |
| or as an executive | | | | misconceptions about those reserved types, |
| How are your tech skills? Tech-based professions | | | | thinking instead that their soft skills are lacking. |
| such as logistics, biotech, health services and info | | | | The stereotypes include: They aren't friendly, |
| tech means that top-tier scientists, engineers and | | | | they don't like people, they're cold and |
| computer types are ideally positioned for the best | | | | unapproachable. Trust me on this one, if people |
| executive position openings | | | | are getting that vibe about you, you are likely |
| IF... | | | | limited in career progression. |
| If they also have the so called soft-skills | | | | So, if you are more quiet and reserved on the |
| associated with emotional intelligence, and | | | | job and want to improve your people skills: |
| adaptability, given the fact that China continues to | | | | Start talking with more people at work. Then just |
| grow economically, and businesses in India are | | | | start with eye contact and saying "good morning." |
| expanding at 30 percent a year, comfort in other | | | | Told you these were tiny changes. More ideas for |
| cultures could be the mother lode combo for a | | | | tiny changes, when someone says something in a |
| top job marketable resume. | | | | meeting, even if you don't have anything else to |
| So, if you're not technical, what to do? We know | | | | say, say, "great idea" (Obviously, only if you really |
| for a fact that soft skills are a deal breaker. | | | | think so!) When you walk by someone who is |
| Doesn't matter how technically savvy a person is | | | | wearing something that looks good on them, if |
| if she or he can't work in teams. | | | | you're comfortable, say, "Nice blouse." |
| Can you teach tech people to strengthen their | | | | See, baby steps, here. You will start to seem |
| people skills? Might be an area to look into. | | | | more friendly, open and approachable. As a result, |
| People Skills in the workplace and their relationship | | | | your soft skills will improve, and so will your |
| to emotional intelligence training | | | | chances of success in the workplace. |
| So, think about what kind of results you want. | | | | Learning soft skills and people skills--it's all a part |
| Let's say you'd like to take your career to the | | | | of emotional intelligence training. |