Professionalism is more than just how you look! It’s a way of speaking, behaving and even thinking that helps a person to be successful in the workplace. There is incredible payoff if you maintain professionalism in the workplace. Here are five ways that you show professionalism in the workplace [...]
“I meant to get to it, but I ran out of time!” Sound familiar? We are all guilty of this. Time got away from us and we didn’t get to all the things we wanted to accomplish. Remember, Elon Musk? His goal setting was a soft skill we highlight; [...]
Perhaps no hard or soft skill gets as much blame when social situations break down as communication. It’s pretty common to hear disagreements end with “You’re just not communicating well,” or “It must have been a miscommunication.” Understanding communication For its apparent necessity, communication doesn’t always include a huge margin [...]
Attitude is a feeling or way of thinking that affects your behavior. You can choose to have a positive or a negative attitude. The key word here is choose. We all choose our attitudes every day. Here’s a spotlight on attitude and 5 tips for improving your attitude. Martin Luther [...]
Primary Soft Skills: Resiliency, Drive Strength / Motivation “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.” - JK Rowling The creator of Harry Potter didn’t even have a [...]
Known for: entrepreneur, innovator, humanitarian, futurist, founder of SpaceX, Co-founder of Paypal, Zip2 and Tesla Motors Primary soft skills: Critical thinking, Goal Setting, Resiliency Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough. It’s easy to believe that the age of grand invention [...]
Known For: minister, humanitarian, activist, and leader of the Civil Rights Movement Primary Soft Skills: Empathy, Resiliency, Communication Skills, Attitude, Drive Strength/Motivation The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. [...]
Here at Conover, we are passionate about emotional intelligence and soft skills. We’ll be looking at six big examples which we think shine a light on how important understanding and developing soft skills can be. 1. News - Stephen Hawking: Black Holes “Are Not The Eternal Prisons” We Once Thought Source: [...]
Known For: 16th President of the United States, Ending Slavery Primary Soft Skills: Empathy, Communication Skills, Attitude, Resiliency, Critical Thinking I walk slowly, but I never walk backward. - Abraham Lincoln How did a man born in the woods of Kentucky with less than 18 months of formal education [...]
Known for: Athlete, Entrepreneur, Team Owner, Billionaire, GOAT? Primary Soft Skills: Goal Setting, Resiliency, Drive Strength / Motivation Even if you’ve never watched basketball, you’ve heard of Michael Jordan. You can see him driving to the basket, leaping in the air with his tongue hanging out, and dunking the ball [...]