Tag Archives: Skills

The hardest leadership skill to master(FC)

This year, my youngest child is heading out for her freshman year of college. Like many parents, I spent years structuring, guiding, and supporting her path. There were schedules to manage, decisions to help shape, and moments that required me to step in. And now, almost suddenly, the job is changing. She does not need […]
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6 skills everyone needs in the AI era(FC)

Eighteen months ago, most business leaders were still debating whether AI could write a convincingly human-sounding email without hallucinating. Today, artificial intelligence systems are managing codebases, conducting research, screening contracts, and operating as autonomous agents inside enterprise workflows. Some capabilities that senior technologists expected to arrive in three to five years have arrived in months. At the […]
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Want to be a standout leader? sharpen your coaching skills(Forbes)

There’s no doubt that a good leader must have a coaching mindset, looking for opportunities to help others catch the vision of their potential for continuous improvement. Tiffany Gaskell certainly embraces that view. With Sir John Whitmore, she’s coauthor of Coaching for Performance: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership. This sixth edition of the international […]
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Essential skills for leaders in industry 4.0(PM)

The digital age demands a whole new leadership style. Today, successful leaders aren’t just bosses – they’re coaches and strategists, guiding their teams with a mix of emotional intelligence and business smarts. A recent Deloitte report cites this shift:  57% of CEOs are turning to new technologies to drive growth.  This creates an opportunity for […]
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SA’s top 5 most employable skills (Moneyweb)

Information technology South Africa is renowned for its sporadic adoption of innovative technology. Even now, in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we lag behind the rest of the world in this area. Employable skills (or the lack thereof) in this industry are no exception – of all the skills in demand in 2022, […]
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The future of jobs report 2020 (WEF)

The COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns and related global recession of 2020 have created a highly uncertain outlook for the labour market and accelerated the arrival of the future of work. The Future of Jobs Report 2020 aims to shed light on: 1) the pandemic-related disruptions thus far in 2020, contextualized within a longer history of economic cycles, and […]
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How to avoid the top mistakes that startups make (Inc)

By Annis Uzzaman  Building a startup is a tough but rewarding journey. At each step, the startup founder needs to be careful about what he or she decides to do. Every stage of the startup journey is likely to hinge on several important decisions. These are some of the typical mistakes that entrepreneurs should be careful to […]
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How to apply emotional intelligence to your leadership (Inc)

By Maya Hu-Chan   When it comes to building strong, lasting relationships with clients and team members, it’s time to start thinking like CEOs but under a different definition: Chief Emotional Officers.   We business leaders are often trained to focus on data, numbers, and “hard skills.” As leaders, we must equally engage our other skill sets, to focus […]
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Why companies need creative leaders in the future of work (Forbes)

By Jason Wingard In 2019, LinkeldIn named it “the most important skill in the world.” The World Economic Forum (WEF) placed it third on a list of the “10 skills you need to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Surprisingly, it is not data science or artificial intelligence, but something much softer: creativity. In her book,   The Creativity Leap, Natalie Nixon […]
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Which professions are most vulnerable to automation? (MIT Sloan Review)

Scott Latham and Beth Humberd in their article “Four ways jobs will respond to automation”, outline the professions most vulnerable to automation. Popular narratives are that low-paying jobs are at risk, while college-educated professions will remain largely untouched. According to the authors it is not so cut and dry. To survive, employees need to understand the […]
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