By Aytekin Tank February 01, 2024 Artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace. Headlines warn about the dire need to reskill and upskill employees and for teams to stay afloat in an increasingly competitive market. But technical skills are only half of the equation. Soft skills are equally important for empowering employees to grow and … Continue reading How to develop the soft skills that AI can’t replace
By Tracy Brower May 25, 2022 A college degree used to be the gold standard for finding a job, but increasing numbers of companies are eliminating or reducing their requirements for a degree as a condition for hiring. According to Glassdoor, graduating from an impressive college name is now less critical for landing a … Continue reading Recruiters are passing over college degrees for this essential soft skill
By Greg Smith May 18, 2022 It wasn’t so long ago that creators were dismissed as frivolous curiosities. YouTubers and TikTokers were seen as kids with too much time on their hands and Instagram influencers as wannabe celebrities with a narcissism streak. Today, we know better. Content creation is serious business. The industry was … Continue reading 3 ‘creator’ soft skills that can get you hired
Daniel Burrus June 5, 2021 During this unique period of technology-driven transformation, the education sector has so far been slow to embrace the power of digital tools that can be used to accelerate learning. Institutions spend time, energy, and money protecting and defending conventional teaching methods while casting aside new, transformative ways in which we … Continue reading Soft Skills Can Be Taught the Way Many of Us Learn: Through Dynamic Connections
Rick Goodman July 27, 2020 Virtual soft skills training is critical in today’s world with the increased number of employees working from home. Many companies and organizations have had to adapt to the new normal and the uncertainty we face. Businesses continue to move forward and the need for hiring new employees and onboarding them … Continue reading Virtual Soft Skills Training is Critical in Today’s World
Laura Krajewski — February 7, 2020 I graduated from college with a Bachelor of Arts as an English Major and everyone asked me, “Are you going to be a writer? A teacher? What are you going to do with an English degree anyway?” And then I stepped immediately into the tech industry. Since I graduated, … Continue reading Finding Greater Success as a Leader in your Call Center: 5 Soft Skills Every Manager Needs to Get a Leg Up on the Competition
Darleen DeRosa — September 24, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc Leadership assessment and training is an essential element of succession planning for any organization. While there are many factors involved in a comprehensive assessment strategy, identifying and evaluating leadership soft skills are among the most important. Developing these critical leadership competencies can help leaders build the emotional … Continue reading How to Assess Leadership Soft Skills
Kevin George — September 5, 2019 Follow @imkevin_monk — September 5, 2019 Among the different email marketing metrics like open rate and click-through rate that you often take into consider, there is another metric that should not be overlooked. It is known as “BOUNCE RATE”. While open rate and click-through rate are positive metrics, bounce … Continue reading Hard Bounce Versus Soft Bounce – Does it Affect Email Deliverability?
Rick Lepsinger — August 6, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc — August 6, 2019 Most managers know technical knowledge and experience are important to job performance, but those factors alone are not enough to assess a candidate. People who know the right thing to do in difficult situations or have innovative ideas can’t be successful if they … Continue reading Manager Essentials: Interviewing For Soft Skills
Nico Prins — November 30, 2018 Follow @nhdprins — November 30, 2018 It’s common knowledge that remote working is becoming the new normal. It’s also an aspiration shared by many. In fact, over half of people think that working from home would improve their motivation, and with it their productivity. Employers recognise this too. When … Continue reading Essential Soft Skills for Successful Remote Workers
