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Agenda

1 - GETTING STARTED

Housekeeping Items
Pre-Assignment Review
Workshop Objectives
The Parking Lot
Action Plan

2 - WHAT ARE SOFT SKILLS?

Definition of Soft Skills
Empathy and the Emotional Intelligence Quotient
Professionalism
Learned vs. Inborn Traits

3 - SOFT SKILL 1: COMMUNICATION

Ways We Communicate
Improving Non-Verbal Communication
Listening
Openness and Honesty

4 - SOFT SKILL 2: TEAMWORK

Identifying Capabilities
Get Into Your Role
Learn the Whole Process
The Power of Flow

5 - SOFT SKILL 3: PROBLEM SOLVING

Define the Problem
Generate Alternative Solutions
Evaluate the Plans
Implementation and Re-evaluation

6 - SOFT SKILL 4: TIME MANAGEMENT

The Art of Scheduling
Prioritizing
Managing Distractions
The Multitasking Myth

7 - SOFT SKILL 5 AND 6: ATTITUDE AND WORK ETHIC

What Are You Working For?
Caring for Others vs. Self
Building Trust
Work Is Its Own Reward

8 - SOFT SKILL 7: ADAPTABILITY/FLEXIBILITY

Getting over the Good Old Days Syndrome
Changing to Manage Process
Changing to Manage People
Showing You're Worth Your Weight in Adaptability

9 - SOFT SKILL 8: SELF-CONFIDENCE

Confident Traits
Self-Questionnaire
Surefire Confidence Building Tactics
Build Up Others

10 - SOFT SKILL 9: ABILITY TO LEARN FROM CRITICISM

Wow, You Mean I'm Not Perfect?
Listen With An Open Mind
Analyze and Learn
Clear the Air and Don't Hold Any Grudges

11 - SOFT SKILL 10: NETWORKING

Redefining Need
Identifying Others' Interests
Reaching Out
When to Back Off

12 - WRAPPING UP

Words From The Wise
Review Of The Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Recommended Reading
Completion Of Action Plans And Evaluations

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