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Research update on the most in-demand soft skills

Red Star Kim

But since 2007 companies advertising C-suite openings have increasingly emphasised the importance of social skills and de-emphasised operational expertise. Diversity and inclusion (communicating for D&I) is covered well here Book review: Digital Body Language – How to build trust by Erica Dhawan (kimtasso.com) ).

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Soft skills for tough barristers (Reflection, Self-Coaching, Change, EQ, Awareness, Goal-setting, Communications) Counsel Magazine

Red Star Kim

We saw first-hand how a digital divide can cause problems in creating, maintaining and growing relationships. In 2007, in a report produced with Carnegie Mellon, Stanford Research Institute revealed that in industry and commerce generally, 75% of long-term job success depends on the mastery of soft skills and only 25% on technical skills.