Soft skills are an essential part of any successful career, but developing soft skills in the workplace doesn’t come easily to everyone. But what are soft skills, anyway Soft skills boil down to your emotional intelligence; your ability to understand and work with those around you, making you a team member who adds value to the company not only through your position’s required hard skills (let’s say, programming or graphic design), but also through an elevated positivity that exudes from your personality and character.
These skills are often brushed aside, mostly because they are so difficult to quantify; good humor or listening skills aren’t necessarily aspects that shine on any résumé. But when too many people in a workplace or team lack strong soft skills, the effects are immediate—a general ineffectiveness of communication and interaction, leading to decreased productivity and happiness in the workplace.
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