Related post in progress, might as well post from the ‘things that are still true’ vault while we wait
Originally published on FB and LI on March 14, 2019
Forbes published an article titled “The Number One Soft Skill Employers Seek and Five Top Ways To Cultivate Yours“, that I thought was going to be a good resource to share with young adults in a recent support session.
I was all ready to be on board with this. I get a lot from Forbes AND the point of valuing ‘soft skills’ over ‘hard skills’ is totally valid to me, BUT…..I was surprised to realize that I had a slightly different opinion.
After thinking more about why and then about what, I realized that these are what I personally value most when hiring:
- Attention to detail: Those who do this will notice AND improve things others won’t. (This is a personal MUST when I am hiring OR when choosing other leaders to partner with. No matter how good you are, or how good the idea is – if there is no time for, interest in, or attention span for details, you’ll end up with half-@ssed results every time. No thank you!)
- Innovative: Similar to creative, but specific to thinking of new ways to get existing things done AND in how to implement those improvements around existing setups.
- Fearless: This for me actually ties for 1 AND 2, because if you’re too timid to explore the new ideas, bring them, or implement them over the negative committees – nothing ever happens anyway!
To me, THESE are what give you a truly excellent player!
UPDATE: I hired character (who decided this was a ‘soft skill’?) over ‘hard skills’ and it has still been the best hiring decision I have ever made!
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