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The irony of "soft skills" is that they're often the hardest to master. Leadership, communication, collaboration, creativity, and adaptability may not be technical, but they're increasingly vital. Behavioral, social, and emotional skills are what make humans indispensable.

#Audio is experiencing a Cambrian moment, growing than ever. 62% of Americans use a voice-operated personal assistant. Monthly podcast listeners grew by 16% year-over-year, surpassing 100 million Americans for the very first time. buff.ly/31ngpor

Are you practicing what #inclusivity sounds like at work? For #GenZ, "creating a more diverse and inclusive workspace is about language, tone, who I am as a person, and being able to actually express that in the workplace." buff.ly/3rCwiBZ

Technology is now affecting the #audio category faster than ever before. The diversity of its revenue models, content, and delivery has never been greater. This is inspiring and healthy. And there is a lot more to come. buff.ly/3w7azFS

#Audio is the hottest format of all. Human speech burns with information. It resolves uncertainty and communicates meaning more than any other format. Audio is how you communicate what you really mean. Intonation, emphasis, innuendo, and all. @ColinKeeley buff.ly/31rczL2

Even simple expressions of gratitude can have powerful and long-lasting effects on those who receive them. hbr.org/2013/11/be-gra…

Truth. "Think of something you want to get better at: giving feedback, listening, being succinct and direct, having hard conversations — anything you think will make you a better leader. Now, try that skill in a low-risk situation." buff.ly/2QMCuuv

Execs rank organizational complexity, inadequate #skills & employee burnout as the top 3 challenges their businesses face. 84% of CHROs say they'll prioritize agility & flexibility, yet only 19% say they have the capabilities to do it. @forbes buff.ly/362a3fX

“In the past, success relied on job skills to construct and deliver products or services at scale. Today, success depends on innovation, entrepreneurship, & other forms of creativity that rely on critical thinking, emotional intelligence, & collaboration.” buff.ly/35bz6gh

- #communications is the top skill posted across all job types. - 92% of hiring professionals say #softskills are as important as hard skills. - how people work is just as important as technical ability. Takeaways from Dan Brodnitz at @LI_learning buff.ly/3m28mpj

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whats your favorite startup with a female founder?

Google is adding 3 new 6-Month, $300-ish #career certificate courses - one for data analysts, one for product managers, and one for UX designers. No previous education required. buff.ly/2R2T0Ds

@CindyBiSV @mwseibel For every company that I've started, my biggest enemy...was myself. Extremely loud self-sabotaging voices that said I wasn't good enough and should quit. Making a choice to overcome those voices, every day, was exhausting. I love each and every founder who makes that choice too.

#Leadership #skills are really essential #jobskills for everyone to learn and practice. 15 Essential Leadership Skills Everyone Should Develop To Better Handle Change @ForbesCoaches @ForbesTech buff.ly/2Zg9bSA

20 cognitive biases that mess up your decision making. Helpful to be aware as you're practicing work #skills like empathetic #listening and #communications. buff.ly/3h4phEC

Solid #sales advice @Drift #NoFilter - the people who are great at sales are critical thinkers, empathetic, and have good listening skills.👇insider.drift.com/classes/nofilt…

@Gartner_inc predicts #learning for the next decade will happen quickly and in the flow of work.

The home run theory of careers: What matters is eventually hitting a home run, and the way to do that is training hard and a lot of at-bats. You only have to be right once, and it's ok to be wrong a lot of times. Be bold. Move fast. Work hard. Ignore haters. Keep swinging.

“Build a no-regrets skill set—a tool kit that will be useful no matter how an employee’s specific role may evolve. Focus your investments on four kinds of #skills: digital, higher cognitive, social and emotional, and adaptability and resilience” buff.ly/2WoZPmd

We're proud of Ox co-founder @Josh_Clawson_ for his leadership standing up a #remotework team as part of physician-led non-profit @MasksOnOrg founded to manufacture and donate reusable emergency #PPE directly to healthcare workers in critical need 🚀🙌 #Covid19 #HealthcareHeroes