Foremost,
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my professors Mrs.
Vijayalakshmi and Col. Jayakumar for their continuous support to the
blog, for their patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. Their
guidance helped me through the research and writing of this blog. I could not
have imagined having better advisers and mentors for this wonderful assignment.
What
does one mean by soft skills???Why do we need soft skills??? Are they as
important as hard skills???
Don’t worry people, all your doubts will be cleared in this blog. Of course I am no expert in soft skills, it’s just that I am going to compile whatever I learnt in my soft skills course (MS4100) and what I researched using the almighty www.
I have been consistent in writing blogs for the past 700 days minus the last 699.
Don’t worry people, all your doubts will be cleared in this blog. Of course I am no expert in soft skills, it’s just that I am going to compile whatever I learnt in my soft skills course (MS4100) and what I researched using the almighty www.
I have been consistent in writing blogs for the past 700 days minus the last 699.
What are soft skills?
Soft
skills is a sociological term relating to a
person's "EQ" (Emotional
Intelligence Quotient), the
cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism
that characterize relationships with other people. Soft skills complement
hard skills which are the occupational requirements of a job and many other
activities.
SWOT analysis
The name says it: Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat.
A SWOT analysis guides you to identify the positives and negatives inside your
organization (S-W) and outside of it, in the external environment (O-T).
Developing a full awareness of your situation can help with both strategic
planning and decision-making.
The SWOT method (which is sometimes called TOWS) was originally
developed for business and industry, but it is equally useful in the work of
community health and development, education, and even personal growth
Johari
window-
The Johari
window is
a technique created by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in 1955 in the United States, used to help people better understand their
relationship with self and others. It is used primarily in self-help groups and corporate
settings as a heuristic exercise. When performing the exercise, subjects
are given a list of 56 adjectives and pick five or six that they feel describe
their own personality. Peers of the subject are then given the same list, and
each pick five or six adjectives that describe the subject. These adjectives
are then mapped onto a grid.
Assertiveness-
Assertiveness is a
form of communication in which needs or wishes are stated clearly with respect
for oneself and the other person in the interaction. Assertive communication is
distinguished from passive communication (in which needs or wishes go unstated)
and aggressive communication (in which needs or wishes are stated in a hostile
or demanding manner).
Self esteem-
Self-esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect a person's overall emotional evaluation of his or her own
worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self.
Col.
Jayakumar’s lectures-
Jayakumar
sir’s lectures were real confidence boosters. That guy is awesome. Its like he
has achieved everything in life. I became more responsible and sincere about
the outcomes of my life after attending his lectures. I also realised that
there is no such thing as fate but what we make. A weak man has doubts before
the decision, a strong man afterwards. Once he caught me doodling and he said
“Doodles are the window to the soul.” I really enjoyed his lectures.
Transactional
analysis-
Transactional
analysis (TA to its
adherents), is an integrative approach to the theory of psychology and psychotherapy. It is described as integrative because it has
elements of psychoanalytic, humanist and cognitive approaches.
TA was first developed by Canadian-born US psychiatrist Eric Berne, starting in the late 1950s.
Buddy
Group Discussions- (popularly known as GD’s)
It’s discussion by a group aimed to help us develop a
better perspective(among ourselves) of the given topic.This broader perspective helps us to
deal the problem better.
55% of people are more afraid of speaking in public
than dying. I was a core member of this group before the GD session. I couldn't
open my mouth in public because of fear of being constantly judged.
After the GD session I realized the importance of
Batman’s famous dialogue from the Dark Knight trilogy-“To conquer fear, You
must become fear, You must bask in the fear of other men”.
Social and emotional intelligence-
Emotional and Social Intelligence
(ESI) refers to the competencies linked to self-awareness, self-management,
social awareness and relationship management, which enable people to understand
and manage their own and others’ emotions in social interactions. The study of
ESI came out of research on multiple intelligences, personality studies,
psychology of emotion and neuroscience (through MRIs and many other imaging
techniques). It established that just as we take in data about ourselves and
our environment through our minds and our bodies, we also process data through
our emotional center.
I should stop now because empty vessels make more
noise.
Right,so that was the long version,there are only six
things you need to focus on-
1.Its not an ending if it isn't happy.
2.No matter what always say yes, unless no is required.
3.When life gives you lemonade,make lemons.life will
be all like, “WHAT!!”
4.Success is 1% inspiration,98% perspiration and 2 %
attention to details.
5.Never promise a list of six things if you cant
remember the sixth one.
6.
After attending the soft skill classes I realized I have become more confident,sincere and responsible.I know I have to make my own future and I should never stop believing in myself!!!