Category Archives: Soft Skills
Effective Communication: The Most Important Soft Skill [Infographic]
Communication plays a big part in our lives. We communicate everyday all the time. With productivity on the rise, people need to do more but with less time to offer. Having clear and effective communication has become ever more crucial, and it’s a skill you can learn. Effective communication skills are one of the most sought-after soft skills in business. 
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The Art of Asking Questions: An Overlooked Career Skill [Infographic]
Sitting around the office not knowing what to do is not the best way to succeed. Neither is hiding your ignorance from your colleagues and boss. Asking questions not only improves your creative thinking, but it demonstrates your listening and comprehension skills. It shows that you are engaged and eager to learn. Asking any old questions won’t do, though. Asking the right questions can mean the difference between career success and stagnation.
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Think Creatively: Learning to Be Inspired [Infographic]
More often than not, success in business, and in life, is about solving problems and creating new ways of looking at things. Some of the most successful people owe it all to moment of creative inspiration. But, you can’t just sit around and wait for inspiration to strike. Sometimes, the secret is in your approach to new ideas and solutions. If you learn to think creatively everyday, you won’t close yourself off from the great ideas you might have overlooked.
25 Ways to Learn Faster, Learn More, and Succeed [Infographic]
No matter how much we know, there’s always more to learn. Even when you think you know everything you need things change… and suddenly there something you don’t know. How can you possibly keep up? The key to keeping up and staying ahead is knowing how to learn faster. But, learning about how to learn can seem like the most daunting and confusing task of all.
10 Critical Skills for Career Success in the Coming Year [Infographic]
Work today is increasingly collaborative and focused on solving complex problems in creative ways. This trend can only continue in the years and decades ahead. Work is also more trans-disciplinary than before. Those static, hard skills you learned in college are becoming less and less relevant. Oh, there will always be a need for knowledgeable experts, especially in STEM fields. But the critical skills of the future can’t be learned in a traditional classroom.
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Diplomacy Skills: 12 Things Never to Say at Work [Infographic]
We all speak multiple languages. Even those of us who are linguistically challenged. Think about it. When you were a teenager you spoke one language around your parents, teachers, and other adults and a completely different language with your friends. Sometimes, when you were stressed out or felt like the life of teenager was unfair, you slipped up… and that’s when you got into real trouble. It can be the same in your office today. Sometimes playing along with office politics requires strong diplomacy skills.
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