Why you need soft skills

[@CareerChatswithLaura]

⏲Timestamps:
0:00​ Intro
0:41​ Misconceptions about soft skills
2:01​ What soft skills are about
2:54​ Situations where you need soft skills
3:38​ How to develop soft skills
🎓Recommended training & 🌟Giveaway🌟
I personally enjoy taking the courses on soft skills on LinkedIn Learning. (This is not a paid advertisement.) LinkedIn Learning courses are typically pretty short, less than 1 hour long, they get to the point, and their tips are pretty practical.
This month (February 2021) I will be giving away links for free 24-hour access to courses on LinkedIn Learning (there are free courses on LinkedIn Learning, but some are only accessible with a premium access or if you have a 24-hour free access link).
To participate, you need a LinkedIn account and comment below to tell me which course on LinkedIn Learning you want to take. I will send you a free 24-hour access link to that course. You don't need to provide any payment info to LinkedIn for this, you literally just go to the free access link to watch the content within 24 hours of clicking the link.
💻LinkedIn Learning courses I've taken and found useful:
Note: These links only provide access to course intro for premium courses.
Executive Presence: Tips for Women
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Developing Executive Presence
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Coaching and Developing Employees
www.linkedin.com/learning/coa...​
Delivering an Authentic Elevator Pitch
www.linkedin.com/learning/del...​
Asserting Yourself, an Empowered Choice
www.linkedin.com/learning/ass...​
📚Books:
Difficult Conversations - Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen (Communication, negotiation, empathy, listening)
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Radical Candor - Kim Scott (Communication, management, building team culture)
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Pushback - Selena Rezvani (Communication, negotiation)
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Note: By using the my affiliate link above, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

[@tinay1418]

Thanks for your soft skills tips! What a lovely giveaway!! I would love to learn more about "asserting yourself".

[@CareerChatswithLaura]

Thanks for participating Tina! Sending you the link on Linkedin! 😊

[@blueboy2000]

Great take on how soft skills should be used to magnify your hard skills. Would be interested in taking a look at the "Delivering an Authentic Elevator Pitch" course.

[@CareerChatswithLaura]

Thanks for watching! I sent the free link to your Linkedin.

[@VLifeJournal]

This is a great giveaway, thanks Laura! Would love to watch "Developing Executive Presence" :)

[@CareerChatswithLaura]

My pleasure! Sent the link to your LinkedIn messages😊

[@gotamp24]

Hi just bumped into this video on LinkedIn and I must say, whatever you mentioned make sense to me. I have been trying to improve my soft-skills from past couple of months but I am clueless from where to start. could you please recommend some books you mentioned on the later part of your video?
Thank you 😊

[@CareerChatswithLaura]

Hi Gotam, thanks for watching! Here is a list of books and courses I recommend (I can send you a free 24-hour access link to one of the courses if you'd like, let me know which one you're interested in. These courses are all less than 2 hours long so you can binge watch them.):
💻LinkedIn Learning courses I've taken and found useful:
Executive Presence: Tips for Women by Selena Rezvani
Developing Executive Presence by John Ullmen
Coaching and Developing Employees by Lisa Gates
Delivering an Authentic Elevator Pitch by Tatiana Kolovou
Asserting Yourself, an Empowered Choice by Emilie Aries
📚Books:
Difficult Conversations - Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen (Communication, negotiation, empathy, listening)
Radical Candor - Kim Scott (Communication, management, building team culture)
Pushback - Selena Rezvani (Communication, negotiation)