Soft Skills - Ask a Wharton MBA
Develop Soft Skills – Work Smart & Live More
As much as we would like to think that the business world is far, it’s not. The reality is that we can all get back-stabbed at work. The important thing is how we deal with it if and when it happens.
This is a true story that happened to a colleague of mine. What would you do if this happened to you at work? ...
While most of us are willing to stand up for ourselves regarding personal matters, when it comes to voicing a dissenting opinion to our superiors (e.g., standing up to our boss) at work, we tend to shy away from any confrontation and go along with what we are told to do, whether or not we agree with it. ...
Workout Objective: Build an empowered mindset by looking at difficult situations with a grateful perspective.
Workout Objective: Build self-awareness and have fun.
Prerequisite: None
Recommended Frequency: Once
Don’t think about it, just take 10 seconds to see which four words jump out at you from this image.
It’s just a game, but it’s interesting to find out which four words you see. Perhaps they reflect less about who you are to others, but how you see yourself currently. Did you see all positive words, or were some of them negative? ...
“How to turn down a job offer” may seem like a strange topic to discuss given our current job market. However, to succeed like an executive means there will be times when you will get more than one job offer at the same time, even in today’s economy. In that case, it’s important to know how to turn down a job offer gracefully. ...
How to stop worrying is an important soft skill to learn if you want to reduce stress and if you want to be the most effective at work and in life. Everyone worries including me
These are just a few of my worries today. Worrying is a natural human emotion and everyone experience it. So it is ok to worry. What matters is how long you spend worrying in a day? A few minutes is normal. Prolonged worrying (for hours and days) is counterproductive and detrimental to your well being. Nothing really gets solved or prevented from pro-longed worrying. All you are doing when you are worried all the time is wasting time and freaking yourself out in the process. ...
Many job seekers are considering doing contract work as an alternative to full time employment. It sometimes give us more flexibility and an ability to continue working that full time employment may not allow. When you do transition from full time employment to contract work, you will be paid by the hour instead of a salary. Therefore it’s important to know how to convert salary to an hourly rate in order to know what should ask for in a contract situation. ...