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Future-proofing your job against the robots

Comatch

There is little that machines, robots, and software-based AI won’t be able to do in the future – apart from feeling and acting in a human and emotionally intelligent way. “Our so-called “soft skills” are what make us human. From there, you can use this information to read the emotional states of others.

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How to Know If Someone Is Ready to Be a Manager

Harvard Business

Is It Time to Quit Your Job? How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview. For a management perspective, I spoke with my friend Martin Brauns, retired chair and CEO of Interwoven Inc., who agrees that emotional intelligence is what he looked for in a new management hire. Career Transitions.

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5 Ways to Focus Your Energy During a Work Crunch

Harvard Business

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. In other cases, if you anticipate not being able to meet a deadline, be sure to inform your colleagues of the new timing or renegotiate it. .” You and Your Team Series. Staying Focused. Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus. Srini Pillay.

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How Senior Executives Find Time to Be Creative

Harvard Business

The number-one attribute CEOs look for in their incoming workforce (according to an IBM survey of more than 1,500 CEOs across 33 industries and 60 countries) is not discipline, integrity, intelligence, or emotional intelligence. It’s creativity. And for that, you need highly creative employees. .

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

You think you’ve found the right candidate to fill your open position and now it’s time to check references. What’s the best way to get the information you need? And how do you overcome the fact that so many companies only allow you to talk to HR and confirm the most basic information? What the Experts Say.