Some newer graduates didn’t learn the so-called soft skills they might have in the past by osmosis on the job, from mentors and by practicing on campus. Companies, universities and recruiters are coming up with ways to train new hires, provide advice and help them navigate the workplace.
The missing piece for young professionals who have graduated since 2020 has been no real proximity to mentorship and leadership.”
Source: The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2023. Link.
Also see: Let’s stop calling them soft skills, call them real skills instead, Seth Godin, ideas.ted. Link.
The foundation of all real skills is this one: the confidence and permission to talk to one another says Seth Godin. Not to manage, belittle, intimidate or control. Simply to seek to be understood and to do the work to understand.