Culturally, people are consistently advised to build hard skills. This is a good suggestion, but only if you complement them with all those other aspects which I refer to as "appreciating skills".
A lot of professionals even see basic stuff like "self-promotion" or "great communication" or "sales" as "fluff".
They don't understand their value, therefore they don't invest the time to master them.
Culturally, people are consistently advised to build hard skills. This is a good suggestion, but only if you complement them with all those other aspects which I refer to as "appreciating skills".
A lot of professionals even see basic stuff like "self-promotion" or "great communication" or "sales" as "fluff".
They don't understand their value, therefore they don't invest the time to master them.
Very true. I remember reading a bunch of project management books a few years back and only one emphasized soft skills. Which is quite interesting because project management is really 80% soft skills.
Culturally, people are consistently advised to build hard skills. This is a good suggestion, but only if you complement them with all those other aspects which I refer to as "appreciating skills".
A lot of professionals even see basic stuff like "self-promotion" or "great communication" or "sales" as "fluff".
They don't understand their value, therefore they don't invest the time to master them.
Very true. I remember reading a bunch of project management books a few years back and only one emphasized soft skills. Which is quite interesting because project management is really 80% soft skills.