December 2022
Beginner
208 pages
4h 48m
English
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Chapter 15
Ten Ways to Grow Your Soft Skills
IN THIS CHAPTER
Improving soft skills through practice and research
Taking your soft skills into new territory
Assessing goals and rewarding achievements
As you get more and more in touch with the person and employee you want to be, you find that work and life offer you daily situations and opportunities to develop your soft skills both personally and professionally. In this chapter, I offer ten strategies to help keep you moving forward on the path to career and life success.
Practice Makes Perfect
Practice makes perfect. Each week, pick one soft skill and dedicate yourself to practicing that skill each day. Pretty soon, you’ll notice a marked improvement in that skill, and so will those around you.
Do Some Research
Curiosity is a soft skill, and the more you learn, the more you grow. This book is just the tip of the iceberg for cultivating a strong set of soft skills. You can find all kinds of sources that can help you hone your soft skills set: the Internet, the library, bookstores. Look for resources on soft skills in general and how to apply them in specific instances, or dig a little deeper into individual skills, such as communication ...
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