Here’s my birthday advice to you if you are looking for a mentor of men (Miss Emma) or a mentor of minds (Mr Hilario). She advices on how to get yourself a more rewarding job; I advice you on how to get yourself a more enriching mind this year and on to the next.
And you know what? My single advice is based on Miss Emma’s 5!
In the Inc.comarticle “The Top 5 Soft Skills Of 2020 And How To Develop Them[1],” Miss Emma has this list:
1. Creativity
2. Persuasion
3. Collaboration
4. Adaptability
5. Emotional intelligence.
Note that she is coming from the assumption that soft skills are now being preferred by companies hiring people over hard skills– even those with diplomas or certificates of graduation.
Miss Emma says the 5 in the list come from LinkedIn – which I can say is The Facebook of Skilled People – and are ranked one to the other:
Creativity is most important, while
Persuasion is 2nd in importance, and
Collaboration is 3rd in importance, and
Adaptability is 4th in importance, and finally your
Emotional Intelligence is 5th one to really thrill your next employer.
Creative – You are able to come up with ideas on your own, and/or bounce ideas off others for any new or improved pronouncement, policy, product or process.
Persuasive – You can argue from your side, and from the other side. You can examine all the angles, and can come up with rebuttals if necessary.
Collaborative – You know how to define the structure of that collaboration. On one boat, you know how to get everyone to row together and not against each other. You make sure everyone listens, asks questions and understands what is/are expected of him/her.
Adaptive – The circumstances may change, but your mindset is always able to help you adjust to the new requirements. You may also want to test an alternative idea or approach.
Emotionally intelligent – You do seek out others for their points of view. Empathy is essential.
All that from Miss Emma.
Think now, I have only 1 advice:
Learn to be creative!
Creativity covers all.
From Alignment to Zaire.
How do you cultivate creativity? The “Po Technique” of Edward de Bono says in brainstorming, there are no negatives. Look inside or beside – there may a bright idea somewhere.
Sorry, but if you look at the above image again, you can see that it is:
not creative.
not persuasive.
not collaborative.
not adaptable.
not emotionally intelligent!
If you are creative, you always come up with ways to convince people to contribute to the common effort.
If you are creative, brainstorming with the team, you always come up with ways for everyone to help each other out in the common project.
If you are creative, you always think out ways to adjust to your group.
If you are creative, you always ask for feedback. And you will become more creative as a result!@517
[1]https://www.inc.com/emma-brudner/the-top-5-soft-skills-of-2020-how-to-develop-them.html?cid=sf01002&fbclid=IwAR3eB0ZMKr6idMl9O0b6lMd9KT2XaiqlUYnlT-6sR-ygFs-8Un2A8p8-JKk
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