Category: Teamwork & Collaboration

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  Behavioral Interview Question of the Week 9/22/24

  This week’s behavioral interview question mainly focuses on the third cluster in our Five Soft Skills Clusters framework, Teamwork & Collaboration: the ability to work with others toward a common goal or objective. Describe some of the most unusual people you have known; what was different about them and how… Read more
• Communication Self-Management & Professionalism Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  [VIDEO] A Quick Lesson on Email Terms for Students & Young Professionals

  Conducting training sessions on fundamental business writing skills for young professionals has helped me realize one thing: half of y’all don’t even know what the basic email terms and functions are. Do you? Let’s do a quick review. What does Cc stand for and what is its function? Cc stands for carbon copy. When… Read more
• Communication Decision-Making & Problem Solving Leadership, Influence, & Persuasion Self-Management & Professionalism Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  [VIDEO] Is Getting a Driver’s License a Soft Skill?

  A few years ago, during Skill Talk Ep. 1, Dr. Michelle B. Lee told me about an article she was reading. “I found it interesting that they listed a driver’s license as a soft skill,” she said. At one point in time, before I developed the Five Soft Skills Clusters… Read more
• Communication Decision-Making & Problem Solving Leadership, Influence, & Persuasion Self-Management & Professionalism Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  [VIDEO] Soft Skills are the Foundation of Success

  Million-Dollar Question: What do successful people do on a daily basis that helps them to achieve their goals?   During training sessions, I frequently ask people some version of that question. The vast majority of the time they respond with something related to soft skills and a routine. In fact, you… Read more
• Leadership, Influence, & Persuasion Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  Valued, Respected, and Heard?

  One of the most important tasks of a leader is making sure individual team members feel valued, respected, and heard. International Individual Rights Day is a reminder of the importance of safeguarding individual freedoms as well as the psychological safety needed to avoid groupthink and ensure successful teamwork. Think about… Read more
• Communication Decision-Making & Problem Solving Leadership, Influence, & Persuasion Self-Management & Professionalism Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  [VIDEO] Soft Skills Have Been Around Since the Dawn of the Human Race

  During a virtual training for a group of young professionals, I asked, “What are technical skills or hard skills?” Donna, who was unmuted, responded first, “You know how to use a certain software or a lab machine. Something like that.” Michael, Tara, and Ashley put their answers in the chat:… Read more
• Decision-Making & Problem Solving Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  Skill Talk Ep. 24: Who Are You Hanging Around?

  [Download episode worksheet.]  Dr. Lee and Al  discuss the importance of  having a mastermind  group. Key things to remember: You become the average of the five people you hang around the most.  Focus on soft skills that will help you to solve problems and bring your vision to fruition.  Diversity… Read more
• Leadership, Influence, & Persuasion Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  Skill Talk Ep. 22: Case of the Lazy Team Member

  [Download episode worksheet.] Dr. Lee and Al  discuss  how to deal with a lazy team member. Never let your brand suffer because of someone else’s involvement. Always protect your brand. Be strategic. Be confident enough to say what you think needs to happen to make you and the team feel better… Read more
• Self-Management & Professionalism Teamwork & Collaboration

  

  Skill Talk Ep. 18: Blame is Lame

  [Download episode worksheet] Dr. Lee and Al discuss discuss a situation when a worker was not accountable for their actions. If you don’t know what’s going on…Be humble enough, smart enough and curious enough to ask questions. Accountability starts before the action, continues during the action and after the action. … Read more