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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_10800 -
As highlighted in the article, which I particularly appreciated, words must be chosen with great care. They carry significant weight and profoundly influence people's actions and reactions. Therefore, they should be used responsibly, especially in interpersonal and professional relationships. The term "soft" suggests something non-essential, when in fact, these skills are fundamental. Perhaps it’s time to reevaluate them, giving them a new name or role, as the article suggests.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_22186 -
The perception of soft skills depends with whom you communicate, when the questions were raised, who is asking you - so a big impact is for a context. The content of message is important - technical knowledge - but it can be worthless if there is a lack of soft skills.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36270 -
Yes, that’s true. Soft skills ensure our message is truly understood and give technical skills real meaning. It’s important to value both equally, as hard skills show what we can do, while soft skills show how effectively we can do it.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_27573 -
After reading the blog post "A Hard Look at the Term 'Soft Skills,'" it's clear that the term itself shapes perceptions in significant ways. Referring to these essential abilities as "soft" implies they are less important than "hard" skills, which can lead to their undervaluation. This not only harms the credibility of interpersonal skills but can also perpetuate harmful stereotypes, particularly related to gender and race. I believe it's crucial to adopt more accurate terminology, such as "human skills," to better reflect the importance of these abilities in today's workplace.
In reply to Anonimo Utente_31
Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_22499 -
Sadly, I think "soft" word could be seen as a female characteristics, I can imagine some managers looking that way already.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_32290 -
The term "soft skills" itself subtly devalues these essential abilities, framing them as “less critical” compared to “hard” technical skills. Labeling traits like communication, empathy, and adaptability as “soft” implies they are optional and non-essential—even though they often determine success in collaborative, dynamic environments.
In my opinion, renaming them to something like “core skills” or “human skills” would better reflect their foundational value in the workplace and help shift perception from optional soft add-ons to indispensable essentials.
In my opinion, renaming them to something like “core skills” or “human skills” would better reflect their foundational value in the workplace and help shift perception from optional soft add-ons to indispensable essentials.
In reply to Anonimo Utente_32290
Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36538 -
Agree with you in term of how to shift perception of people in corporation from an add-ons skill to indispensable essentials. Or it's better to combine both "soft" and "hard" into a group of essential skills.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_35838 -
The term "soft skills" commonly implies that these skills are less important than technical or "hard" skills. This can lead individuals to downplay the importance of communication, cooperation, and self-management, as these are crucial for success. To me, it's important to describe them as fundamental skills or basic skills, because they determine the efficiency with which knowledge is used in real-world applications.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36168 -
Everybody seems to be in agreement this naming doesn't work (anymore).
Personally I'm more of the Shakespeare's approach; a name by another name would smell just as sweet
So let's just drop the bigger division all together no need for soft or hard, technical or non-technical,etc/ lets just keep it at "skills"
Personally I'm more of the Shakespeare's approach; a name by another name would smell just as sweet
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36265 -
interesting point calling them simply “skills” can promote a more inclusive and flexible view of human capabilities, without unnecessary labels.
In reply to Anonimo Utente_35838
Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36265 -
I also think the word “soft” makes it less valuable. But as you say, these are the basic skills that shape how we apply knowledge, collaborate, and adapt effectively, making them essential for success in any field.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36168 -
I made a side note before reaching this part of the course, that Soft Skills is suffering from "a bad rep", coming to the same conclusion as the sources of the blog here. Names matter, perception matters; I feel that by either renaming, or as the final question in the blog suggested, just dropping the separation of skills - would assist in people better evaluating the skill on its merit in (work)life
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36621 -
The term soft skills has become very familiar to us for a long time. I think it is quite okay because it has a metaphor that it is additional skills besides the academic and technical knowledge that we are trained in school. However, there are also opinions that it can be understood that the skills are secondary, or less important. In my opinion, we can propose that it is "social skills".
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36265 -
The term “soft skills” can give people the false impression that these skills are less valuable or easier to master. As the article points out, this perception diminishes their important role in workplace success. I believe that renaming them "Essential skills", “human skills” or “core skills” would better reflect their impact and help change perceptions.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36538 -
The term “soft skills” makes it easy to be judged as: difficult to define or not sustainable.
From my perspective, besides thingking of rename this term, it is more important that forming a specific assessment basis for it, ensuring fairness and feasibility when applied to all racial and cultural background. Thus, using it as a metric for recruitment will bring more accurate result.
From my perspective, besides thingking of rename this term, it is more important that forming a specific assessment basis for it, ensuring fairness and feasibility when applied to all racial and cultural background. Thus, using it as a metric for recruitment will bring more accurate result.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36851 -
The term "soft skills" makes these skills less important than technical skills. Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are very useful in life, but using a word like "soft" makes people think they are not serious. I think calling them "human skills" or "core skills" instead of "soft skills" would make them more visible and show how important they really are.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36171 -
I my opinion people give less important to term "soft skill" and think it is easy but in working life it is very important to get success. Team work skill, communication skill, decision making skill and critical thinking skill which are very important in daily life. people believe that soft means soft but it means your inner sense and your own mind set so the term soft skill means "essential skill" because everyone needs them to do well at work.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36519 -
The term "soft skills" often undermines the significance of these abilities when compared to "hard" technical skills, despite their critical importance in STEM education and beyond. To better reflect their true impact, we should consider reframing the language to terms like "human skills" or "core skills." This shift would emphasize the essential role these skills play in collaboration, communication, and problem-solving, which are vital for success in any field. By recognizing their importance, we can better prepare individuals for the demands of the modern workforce and foster an appreciation for the full spectrum of skills needed in today's world.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36372 -
The term "soft skills" is arguably a poor choice because it seems to undermine the very importance it tries to convey. By rebranding these essential abilities with more precise and professional terminology, we can better reflect their true value in the modern workplace and help eliminate the associated stereotypes
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36270 -
It is crucial that people recognize the actual worth of soft skills and that modern businesses see them as necessary to successful collaboration and professional achievement.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36177 -
The term “soft skills” often makes these abilities sound less important than “hard” technical skills, even though they are critical for success in STEM education and beyond. I believe we should reframe the language to highlight their true impact—perhaps as “human skills” or “core skills”—to reflect their essential role.
In reply to Anonimo Utente_31
Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36270 -
In my opinion, soft skills and hard skills are equally important in any workplace or organisation. When we hear the term “soft skills,” we often think of communication, motivation, ambition, and leadership. However, the word “soft” may make them seem less essential. Therefore, it would be better to give them a more meaningful name that clearly conveys their importance, such as "life" skills or "core" skills.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36177 -
Yes, I agree with your ideas.
In reply to Anonimo Utente_31
Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_35995 -
Its all about how you choose your words. A famous quote in tongue have no bone but because of it many bones can break
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36521 -
In my opinion, soft skills are just as important as hard skills in any workplace. They include abilities like communication, teamwork, and adaptability, which help people work effectively with others. The term “soft” can make them seem less important, but they are essential for success. Calling them “core skills” or “essential skills” might better reflect their value.
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Re: Main types of soft skills - Your opinion
by Anonimo Utente_36153 -
The term “soft skills” can unintentionally reduce the perceived importance of these abilities, making them sound secondary or less serious than technical skills. This language can influence how people value, teach, and develop them. In my opinion, skills like communication, adaptability, and emotional intelligence are essential and should be treated as core or human skills, not as “soft” or optional ones.