SOFT SKILLS – KEY 21st Century Essentials COMMUNICATION – WRITTEN AND ORAL TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING – CRITICAL THINKING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION LEADERSHIP ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS - TO GET A JOB WORKPLACE/LIFE AND CAREER SKILLS - TO KEEP A JOB AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN A CAREER AND IN LIFE

COMMUNICATION SKILLS WRITE WELL: CLEAR, CONCISE, AND ORGANIZED SPEAK WELL: DISCUSS INTELLIGENTLY, PRESENT IDEAS, CONVEY UNDERSTANDING LISTEN WELL: EFFECTIVELY AND ACTIVELY PROVIDE FEEDBACK EFFECTIVELY EFFECTIVE USE OF BODY LANGUAGE/NONVERBAL SKILLS SHOW ENTHUSIASM AND INTEREST

TEAMWORK SKILLS COLLABORATE, COLLABORATE, COLLABORATE – WORK TOGETHER SYNERGISTIC!!! “THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF IT’S PARTS” DISCUSS AND SET TEAM GOALS UNDERSTAND MEMBER ROLES AND EXPECTATIONS SHOW RESPECT FOR DIFFERENCES CREATE A SENSE OF URGENCY CELEBRATE VICTORIES AND SUCCESSES

PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING PROBLEMS CRITICAL THINKING PROCESSES DEVLOPING ALTERNITIVES EVALUATING OPTIONS IMPLEMENTING THE SOLUTION EVALUATING THE SOLUTION TEAM CHALLENGES

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION CURIOSITY IMAGINATION THINKING – “OUTSIDE THE BOX” NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS RISK TAKING CONFIDENCE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND PREPARATION

LEADERSHIP SKILLS VISION FOR THE FUTURE CAUSE OR A PURPOSE AMBITION AND ACHIEVEMENT DRIVEN CONCERN FOR RESULTS CONCERN FOR PEOPLE TEAM PLAYER “SAVVY, SMART”, YET ETHICAL

ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS VISION, CHANGE, AND CREATION RECOGNIZE AND SEEK OPPORTUNITIES CHALLENGE THE UNKNOWN TAKING RISKS TAKING OWNERSHIP CONFIDENCE, PERSEVERANCE, ENERGY FLEXIBILITY INITIATIVE

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS PROFESSIONALISM PHYSICAL APPEARANCE (GROOMING, ATTIRE, BODY LANGUAGE) COMMUNICATION SKILLS ORGANIZATION –WORK, WORKSPACE, THINKING LEADERSHIP - INITIATIVE RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

WORKPLACE/CAREER AND LIFE SKILLS – IN COMPLEX LIFE AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY – CHANGE INITIATIVE AND SELF-DIRECTION TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES SOCIAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL SKILLS PRODUCTIVITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY