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IT Consulting: What’s All the Fuss about ‘Soft Skills’

Tom Spencer

I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses. Nevertheless, a case study of the IT consulting segment can readily showcase the real-life application of soft skills.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

Epicflow

At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. So, it’s not about laziness as doing nothing but about the so-called “productive laziness” that allows people to be productive and at the same time maintain a healthy work-life balance.

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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Harvard Business

Although his one-on-one meetings with these reports, which involved progress reviews, motivation, and coaching, were highly productive, his monthly team meetings weren’t. Catherine, a senior marketing director leading a cross-functional product development team at the same company, provides a contrasting case study.

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Leadership Development Should Focus on Experiments

Harvard Business

In other words, leadership development begins with a real business challenge that leaders need to solve, instead of with a hypothetical case study or simulation. product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.). .” product pricing, operational efficiency, customer service, etc.).

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How to Deal with a Chronically Indecisive Boss

Harvard Business

Managers who can’t seem to pick a course of action — or who constantly change their minds – can be maddening. “Don’t spill your guts,” and, of course, don’t complain. Case Study #1: Seek advice from others and uncover the root of your boss’s indecisiveness. Protect yourself.

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Why You Shouldn’t Swear at Siri

Harvard Business

That undermines enterprise efficiency, productivity, and culture. Verbally or textually abusing them in the course of one’s job seems gratuitously unprofessional and counterproductive. If adaptive bots learn from every meaningful human interaction they have, then mistreatment and abuse become technological toxins.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

After all, if you’re trying to sell a product or strategy, you need to be able to demonstrate that it is both practical and high margin. Of course, there are also myriad books and reference guides on the topic. Case Study #1: Partner with a colleague in finance and experiment with numbers.

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