Got a meeting to attend? Have a deadline to beat? Too busy in your manager job or director job? Executives are so busy that they neglect certain parts of their professional performance, especially the soft skills. These are characteristics that cannot be developed through school, but are honed through experience and close attention. Take a look at the following soft skills that we see important and pivotal for your career:
• Idea generation. When problems arise, are you able to come up with several solutions, or are you always stumped with nothing? You need to be able to develop this trait because the more ideas you can come up with, the more chances you will have in solving a problem effectively. This is also valuable during planning or hack sessions!
• Problem sensitivity. Are you able to identify or sense a problem at the onset, or are you so naïve at everything that’s happening at work? When you are sensitive to problems, you will be able to prevent it from becoming worse. It also shows that you are proactive and can be relied upon by subordinates.
• Flexibility. This is the ability to “roll with the punches” and then get back up to try another method of solving a problem or finishing a project. This is essential in order for you not to be stuck in situations where your current approach does not work. And if you are a flexible leader, you will be more loved by your subordinates. Use your flexibility not only in approaching projects, tasks and responsibilities, but also in managing people in your team.
• Originality. During meetings, do you come up with the craziest (yet at times most effective) ideas, or do you always find yourself saying “That’s also what I thought of” when a co-worker presents what’s in his mind? It’s one thing to come up with different approaches to a problem; it’s another to come up with a single yet most ingenious one. Practice this skill by talking with co-workers, reading up articles, even watching movies.
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