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Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, discusses how resilience and persistence come into play in his preparation for a half marathon and our business lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Tobin Porterfield, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, explores a proverb, and songs by Jimmy Buffet and Crowded House, and what they say about the soft skill of having a positive attitude. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A listener suggests that we add accepting compliments as a soft skills since we have one that is accepting criticism in our list of 55 soft skills people can use in the workplace. The cohosts debate the merits of the suggestion in this episode. In this episode, cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss the following: Why accepting compliments is important in business Why it matters Whether accepting compliments is a good addition to the soft skills list An alternative proposal A criti...
Dr. Tobin Porterfield, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, explores what new findings in virtual reality mean for soft skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, discusses how perseverance is really about planting seeds without knowing what will grow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, we air the second part of our interview with Michael Rogers , bestselling author of You Are the Team—6 Simple Ways Teammates Can Go from Good to Great . Cohost Bob Graham interviews Michael, who is a consultant on teamwork and leadership and is working on his second business book, Heart Based Leadership. If you missed the first part of the interview, visit Episode 62. In this episode, Bob and Michael discuss: The differences between teamwork and team building How to give and rec...
Serious Soft Skills Podcast Cohost Bob Graham explains how his effort to stay self-motivated when preparing for a half marathon mirrors what every employee needs to do to succeed at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, suggests a new way to look at our adeptness with soft skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Teams cannot achieve results without teamwork, and we found an expert to talk about teamwork. Join us as special guest Michael G. Rogers, author of the bestselling business book, You Are the Team—6 Simple Ways Teammates Can Go from Good to Great. Michael Roger’s is a 2014 Inc. magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker who is working on his second book, Heart Based Leadership, and his blog Teamwork and Leadership regularly ranks in the top 10 of leadership blogs and has a monthly following of more than...
Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, starts a new Monday feature on soft skills that he finds in preparation for a half marathon he is running in December. Here's a new way to look at soft skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, describes empathy in easy-to-understand terms. For a more detailed discussion, check out Serious Soft Skills Podcast Episode 9 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pressure is one of the realities in today's fast-paced business environment. To not be able to deal well with pressure is to practically guarantee you will be ineffective in performing your job. Today, we will discuss dealign with pressure and give some tips for handling pressure at work. Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss: Finding the sweet spot in handling pressure The "Yerkes-Dodson Law" Pressure and control Some suggestions for dealing with stress: Accept that stress is a p...
Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, opens our eyes to how we often see soft skills and why it hurts our chances of achieving real success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, talks about how changing things up, whether in running or how you approach your day, can improve your situation. He suggests people try changing their attitude, with a positive attitude being one of the soft skills, to derive a different result at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Relationships are at the core of all business these days, so our ability to manage them is paramount if we are going to be successful in practically any job. In today’s episode, cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss: How changes in the work world necessitate building more relationships How to manage relationships Examples of well managed and poorly managed relationships The benefits of managing relationships with workers, former colleagues, bosses and others Here are some hints fo...
Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, explains how to integrate soft skills into your resume and cover letter to make yourself a more appealing candidate to employers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bob Graham, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, explains how doing your homework on a job search makes a huge difference in your results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People ask us all the time how we got into soft skills so today, we’re going to explain how each of us came to this place and why we know soft skills are so important. All that and more in a few seconds. Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss: Their individual paths toward leading the soft skills revolution Why they feel compelled to lead this charge Examples from their lives, including one from supply chain work, where soft skills made all the difference If you liked what you hear...
Dr. Tobin Porterfield, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, explains how talent management and hiring managers are focusing on the wrong skills when evaluating candidates for jobs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Tobin Porterfield, cohost of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, explains how we look at soft skills more robustly than others who have written about them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The world is changing faster and faster. What seemed clear yesterday may not be clear today and who knows what tomorrow will bring? Dealing with ambiguity is not just a soft skill but a necessity in today’s workplace. We will discuss dealing with ambiguity and even give some hints for how to handle it. Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss the following topics: Life isn’t predictable and it can get boring How clock speed affects our ability to succeed Dealing with not knowing Deci...
Dr. Tobin Porterfield, one of the cohosts of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, explains what we mean when we say soft skills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bob Graham, one of the hosts of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, introduces the new Serious Soft Skills Minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A willingness to learn is a powerful tool that recognizes that the processes, software and techniques that you know are just the foundation for your success. Among the topics cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss are: How changes in the workplace necessitate the need to be willing to learn How do you tease out a willingness to learn in an application Employers want to see a willingness to learn Curiosity is key Hints for learning new things to promote your professional benefit Nex...
Accepting criticism can take the wind out of our sails and hurt our ability to advance in our careers, relationships and in life. We will discuss this complicated soft skill and give hints for delivering and responding to it better in this week’s episode of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast. Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham talk about a number of important issues, including: Why the soft skill of accepting criticism can be difficult to hear How accepting criticism can benefit us and ou...
A Forbes.com article, How to Hire the Right People to Help Your Organization Success by Sally Percy, suggests that employers are undervaluing soft skills, which seems silly in this low-unemployment business climate. We will discuss the technical skills fixation and why it hurts employers in this episode of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast. Among the topics cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss are: Why focusing on technical skills is comfortable, but difficult to enable proper hiri...
In this episode we launch The Soft Skills Revolution. We discuss why it matters, what it means and how you can help. Among the topics cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss are: *Why the soft skills revolution must occur *How a successful revolution would change the workplace. Join the revolution at TheSoftSkillsRevolution.com . Next week Why hiring is all wrong and what soft skills could do to help it. New episodes every Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Cobots, robots working collaborating with people to accomplish specific tasks like deep tissue massage and other tasks, and what they mean for soft skills are our topic this week. Among the topics cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham talk about this week include” How robots learn tasks How robots are learning new steps and the latest in robot technology Robots are becoming a bigger part of the job world How new technology is changing our soft skills Examples of when soft skills exceed th...
We celebrate our first anniversary of the podcast with a celebration, with lessons learned, and even some hints of what’s in the pipeline for the podcast and soft skills on this week’s Serious Soft Skills podcast. Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss the following: What they didn’t expect about podcasting How they and the podcast has evolved over the year Why the podcast is so topical What the Soft Skills Revolution is How soft skills fit in with technical skills More soft skills...
A growing list of cultural differences -- from generational to technological skills, from social and political, to religious and lifestyle differences -- are realities in today’s workplace. In this episode of the Serious Soft Skills Podcast, we will discuss what being culturally aware means and how to avoid being culturally unaware. Among the topics Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss in this episode: Dealing with diversity in the workplace and how it affects performance, innovation and...
