Posts Tagged ‘soft skills’
The evolving role of the “professions”
What does it mean to have a |”profession”? Ansgar Richter explores the evolution of the concept and how business schools can develop future-proof education for professionals.
Read MoreSeven drivers of learning
While educators are facing an onslaught of new technologies and ways of teaching, Arun Pereira and John Mullins argue that there are seven simple but well-established drivers of learning that, regardless of technology, are forgotten at our peril.
Read MoreSoft skills in the business and personal world
George Pennington provides a psychologist’s perspective on why training in soft skills is vital for business (and personal) life.
Read MoreCoping with complexity
Personal resilience is an increasingly necessary tool to face the stress of a complex work environment. Fiona Dent and Viki Holton describe what it is and how to attain it.
Read MoreLanguages and communication: A new challenge for management education
Jane Kassis-Henderson and Philippe Lecomte argue that globalisation means that communication is about more than learning a foreign language.
Read MoreGetting “behaviourally fit”
In a world full of smart business professionals, says Lee Newman, the quality of behaviour is what distinguishes the most successful.
Read MoreMindfulness: The antidote to macho leadership?
Most students love the buzzy, busy atmosphere of an MBA programme. But is it the right way to teach them the soft skills, particularly leadership, that employees say they want? Dianne Lynne Bevelander and David Bond suggest that ‘mindfulness’ courses may be the answer.
Read MoreLearning, development & personal growth
Alessandra Ginante argues that companies must do more to meet the personal needs and ambitions of their managers if they expect them to perform effectively.
Read MoreWhy digital generation needs communication training
The ‘digital generation’ are roughly 30 or younger. As they arrive in a workplace dominated by the non-digital generation, one thing becomes clear, says Teresa Martini. They are challenged when it comes to communication skills.
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