We, as humans, are moving towards the future of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. AI is likely to be widely used in all the fields in the future; it will not be confined to the IT industry.
The demand for human or soft skills will be in rising significantly.
Here are 5 Essential soft skills for career success.
COGNITIVE FLEXIBLITY
Cognitive Flexibility is the brain’s capacity to transit from one task to another task; work with multiple tasks at the same time. Be fluid during the transition between tasks.
This not multi-tasking, doing a lot of things at the same time, It is about your ability to swiftly change your thinking process from one dimension to another, say changing from the shape of the bottle to the Color of the bottle.
Recognizing different perceptions and changing your approach based on the environment you are in to obtain the desired result.
Answer the below question to understand this more. – This is not a standard test but to give you more idea about this topic
Please select option A or B-
How do you react to unpredictable situations? What will be your approach?
- I will stay calm and approach the situation calmly and arrive at a feasible solution.
- will panic and remain rigid in my approach while handling the situation and arrive at a decision.
If you choose option 1, then you might have high cognitive flexibility.
If you chose option 2, then you have to work on improving your cognitive flexibility.
CREATIVITY
When we hear the word creativity, you might think being creative means painting a picture or sculpting an idol, vastly related to arts.
The context referred to here is being creative in your work, finding ways to induce creativity to make work-life easy.
Creativity is the ability to perceive something new, identify a hidden pattern or ways, thinking outside of the box.
Creativity refers to an Idea, product, or process in solving complex problems and arriving at feasible solutions.
Examples for creativity at the workplace:
- Formulate innovative processes to improve quality.
- Generating employee benefits plan to improve employee morale and productivity.
- Develop a session plan to train employees on time management.
- Create diet charts for patients with heart conditions.
- Enhance efficiency through re-engineering existing production lines.
- Devise marketing strategy to attract customers.
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly, analyze and evaluate information/data logically and make a reasonable conclusion.
Think beyond what you are taught to.
Here is an example below to understand more about this concept.
Mr. A and Mr. B are actively searching for jobs aboard; both receive the same below information.
You are shortlisted for our company in XYZ-Country, please send your profile details to Nodetails@mail.com.
Mr. A acts instantly and sends his profile immediately.
Mr. B analyses the authenticity of the mail finds more about the company does his research; asks the right questions before acting.
He understands the mail is a scam. Critical thinking saves him from possible financial loss.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Emotional intelligence refers to being aware of one’s own emotions, regulating those emotions, and using them to motivate oneself towards achieving goals.
Empathize with other’s emotions and influence them to manage relationships effectively.
Attributes of Emotional Intelligence:
- Self-awareness.
- Self-regulation.
- Self-management.
- Relationship management.
COORDINATING WITH OTHERS
Coordinating with others refers to working together as a team towards a common goal.
In this digital era, with a diverse and multigenerational workforce, working together as a team can be challenging.
Good coordination leads to improved productivity, builds reliable data, helps the team to be on right track towards their desired target.
Ways to improve coordinating skills
- Improve your communication
- Be more organized
- Be an active listener
- Handle feedback constructively- Give and take feedback constructively.
Become future-ready through lifelong learning. Enhance your soft skills attributing to your career success.
Increase your chance of becoming employable and stay ahead of the curve.