Develop Your Soft Skills Eight reasons why

Did You Know? Technical skills have little value if you have poor soft skills. Technical skills alone are no guarantee of success. Technical skills alone don’t lead to recognition, promotion and most importantly, opportunity. Technical skills are important, but so are your soft skills.

Credentials is not an end in itself You need soft skills to create opportunity for yourself. The essence of education is opportunity. The essence of your technical ability is opportunity. The use of soft skills cultivates opportunities.

Soft Skills help advance your career To bring value to our organization and clients, we need to get more involved in many non-tech activities to fulfill our responsibilities efficiently. Your interpersonal skills should be top notch to deliver results with your colleagues and people you must work with. As a worker, how do you motivate and interact with other members of your team? This is where the use of soft skills come in.

Your Desk is no longer a hiding place No matter how “good” you think you are, you will not get the marks you feel you deserve if you can’t communicate well with colleagues or others. When you interact better with the people you have to work with, your performance tends to improve and they go away with positive impression. Step out of the BOX.

Soft Skills empower you to create Opportunities The main benefit is empowerment. How does your technical skill alone translate to value? Soft Skills are useful for creating and taking advantage of opportunities – jobs, career and business. If your technical competencies are similar to other candidates, how do you differentiate yourself?

Soft Skills not only improve your career, they also offer Personal Growth The acquisition of soft skills also empowers you by allowing you to build flexibility into your future. Most soft skills are regarded as transferable skills, e.g. communication, project management, business and team work, which are needed in nearly all aspects of life, not just for your career alone. You need to grow not just as a professional, but also as a person.

Do you have more tech skills than sense? Work on communication and leadership. You have confidence in your abilities, but is it built to last? Is there guarantee of career fulfillment? There is no way to sustain a career with just technical skills. You get the job done, but what is your impact and influence?

Key Skills that make a difference: Communication Leadership Teamwork Problem Solving Project Management Business Having the required interpersonal skills provides a must- have foundation for career growth. They give you the ability to take advantage of challenges and opportunities that will come your way. When you empower yourself, you stay ahead of the crowd.

Soft Skills help you grow beyond money motivation How serious are you about your influence, impact and career growth? Your technical expertise doesn’t stop you from developing leadership and motivational skills. How far can you go without a positive, can-do, can-bounce back mindset? When facing challenges, stop being moaner, instead develop a backbone. Grow beyond money motivation. You can be self-motivated and also motivate everyone around you.

Developing Professional Ethics is Vital to your Career Stop negative conduct whether deliberate, due to ignorance, or because of an unsupportive environment. No matter your environment, you can’t afford to be ignorant, insensitive or unprofessional simply because you feel you are a technical guru. Swallow your pride, dig deep and identify your soft skills gap. Then make a conscious effort to close the gap. Nobody is perfect, but you have no excuse to empower your weakness.

Control Co-Workers Perception If you are perceived as being difficult and unfriendly, of what value are your skills when no one is ready to work with you? To grow as a professional, to grow in business, you must also grow as a person.