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I believe the most important soft skill is being the proprer "fit" meaning you have to have great social skill. You can possess all the wonderful technical skill. However, if you are not a good "fit" jobs will sometimes fire you
I tell my students all the time that most people lose their jobs for lack of soft skills. The people we tach at culinary school, most of them want to be behind the scenes cooking. They are not particularly fond of being in the dining room and greeting people or dealing directly with customers. For that reason they may tend to dismiss soft skill development as unnecessary. Quite to the contrary, i like to emphasize the fact that as cooks we work in small, overheated spaces in highly stressful conditions. Thos with solid interpersonal skills will gravitate to leadership roles.
important soft skills in any workplace are the ability to relate to others and be willing to work with others and resolve issues before they become issues in the workplace. using good listening skills as well as interpersonal skills.
I agree that soft skills and EQ are very important. Maintaining a positive attitude is contagious and essential.
I believe being a team player is also extremely important. We have a lot of work to do and others to help. Being positive and seeing where you can help can keep things moving forward efficiently.
I feel it is very important to be able to empathize with the students. I always try to be supportive and encouraging. With some students, we may be the only support system they have.
I also agree that positive attitude is the most important soft skill because if you have a positive attitude and pass it on to someone else then your surroundings with be positive and the environment will be less confrotational making working situations less stressful.
I feel that the most important soft skill for success in the workplace is Managing emotions. I say this because on a daily bases we come into contact with various personalities especially with our students. For the most part I get along very well with my students, but every now and then you run across a student that isn't so friendly and easy to like or get along with. In my teaching career I have run across two that I can clearly remember. These individuals had a real negative attitude and as much as I try to be positive in the classroom, those individual (on two separate occasions) always seem to bring a dark cloud into the classroom which affects everyone else. I truly understand that each individual have their own trials and tribulations, so I have emphathy for them. So instead of allowing them to ruin my attitude for the day, I just created happy thoughts in my mind while dealing with them. They were not able to tell that I was disgruntled about their poor attitude because I kept a smile on my face, and continued to interact with entire class so therefore I was able to complete my objectives for the class period.
I believe that the ability to listen ranks very high on the list as it will allow you to respond effectively to others. Common sense also plays a great role.
Positive attitudes are very important, It is hard some days to convince the students just how far this skill will take them, in their careers.
I cannot just pick one, two, or even three. I think they are all equally important in any workplace environment. Attention to Detail, Conflict Resolution, Customer Service, Dependability, Effective Work Relationships, Integrity, and Common Sense are just a few of the soft skills that I hold in very high regard. There are plenty more examples of soft skills that would also be a benefit as well. No matter where you work at, I believe it is very important to utilize your soft skills to their fullest potential. As they say, a positive attitude is contagnious. The more time and effort you put into your soft skills, the more positive effect it will have in your workplace.
Playing well with others! It goes back to kindergarten logic! Be nice, play well. Translation, get along with your collegues, be respectfull, even if you don't particularly like them, (don't tattle) Do the same for your students. We may have students that we find their personality not to our liking, treat them like all the other students. Be respectful, do your job, be fair!
absolutely positive attitude i t is contagious. When we walk into that classroom what ever we bring in with us trickles down to the students.
A positive attitude is very important. If you can not effectively manage your feelings when you have a bad day, and allow that to interfere with work related jobs it shows in quality of work you put out. It also makes your co workers or students lives more difficult as well.
I agree with Loren. If a person can recognize and manage emotions in oneself then it is likely that others will follow.
Soft skills I believe in the most important workplace trait. It sets the done of all the other skills. As stated in the lesson 155 is Technical Skills and 85% is soft skills. Attitude is a huge part to a happy workplace.
I think the most important soft skill in the workplace is conflict resolution. So many people, it seems, do not know the correct way to deal and resolve conflict that it ends up in a negative situation. Often times we tend to speak to everyone else except the person we need to--fearing confrontation. It would be helpful for us to all learn constructive and non-threatening ways of confrontation.
it is always important to have a good attitude, but there are many other "soft skills" that are just as important, I believe along with a good attitude a great employee will also have integrity, good communication skills, good time management skills, and self-confidence to just name a few. I believe self-confidence is often forgotten or not high on th elist od soft skills but I believe if you cannot portray confidance then people will not look to you for guidance. I believe it is very important in a educational setting.
I like that, positive attitudes are so important, not being negative. Being positive I think allows you to be open about new idea, when you're negative, you tend to be negative about new ideas or innovations.
Tact is critical in the workplace. Sometimes situation arise that need tact and you have to know how to implement. I had a situation where a student came to class covered in dog hair. I asked about it and he said that he had 4 large white labs. I simply asked that he use a lint roller to be sure that he wasn't bringing the hair to class. He came in the following week, not only covered in the hair again, but smelling like dirty dog........others were starting to complain about it so I needed to address it before it got out of hand in the classroom. I sat with him, discussing the importance of sanitation as it relates to food service. I merely reminded him that he could not bring the dog hair to school as it would affect his cooking skills in the kitchen. I review what the "book" said about hair and hygiene in regards to food service. I asked him if he understood why and asked him to explain back to me why we were having the discussion. I kept it about our industries expectations and didn't make it personal.