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The more you educate yourself, the faster you will move, says Ajay
Mohan Goel.
Over the last fifty years, average life expectancy of a human being in most
developed and emerging economies has increased by about 20 to 25 years to become
70 to 80 years.
This also means that the work-life span ranges from 35 to 50 years.
Fast technological changes are also causing likelihood of work profiles spanning
across at least 2 to 4 different industries.
This necessitates each employee to manage and develop themselves into better
professionals and adapt to ever changing demands of new age jobs.
Here is a set of ten soft skills, essential for work-life effectiveness and professional
growth.
1. Teamwork
Being able to operate efficiently and effectively in a group draws on a number of
other skills; the ability to encourage and inspire other team members to perform
better; being able to compromise and ignore one's own ego; communication and
other interpersonal skills such as negotiation, influencing, advising and interpreting.
2. Build networks
Connecting with people possessing common professional and personal interests can
help enrich each other with ideas, explore new business opportunities, collaborate,
understand diverse perspectives and make better decisions.
Attending seminars, conferences, networking dinners, and using social media
platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter can be effective methods for building extensive
network of contacts.
It is also important to build internal cross-functional networks within your own
organisation.
3. Play on your strengths
The famous management guru Peter Drucker opined that a person could perform
only as per his/her strengths.
One cannot build upon weaknesses.