Posted by Dave Lorenzo - Business Coach

Fortune magazine reports that the main managerial skill sought by companies today is the “ability to motivate and engage others”, followed by “ the ability to communicate”. In addition, they contend that individual talent is currently more valuable to employers than financial capital or the bottom line. This bodes well for those who work well with people and know how to highlight their own abilities.

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1. […] Quotes « Mahna Mahna Published 0 minutes ago –> » Dave points to a great article from Fortune on soft skills: The war for top executive talent. The consulting group I work for actually provides classroom based soft-skill training to large (Fortune 500) companies. Interesting quote: “Ask your company’s best leaders to name the most powerful learning experiences they’ve had.” They will hardly ever mention a class and will almost always name a real-life experience in business. The challenge is to find ways to replicate those experiences.” […]

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