While many employees have hard skills centered around procedures and process, there aren't as many who possess soft skills. For those wondering what soft skills are, they revolve around how to interact and deal with people. Both hard skills and soft skills are important. However, for supervisors, softs skills are the key to success - both personally and for your organization.
Here is a list of soft skills that every supervisor of manager should have:
- Humility
- Consistency
- Honesty
- Encouragement
- Support
- Approachability
- Engagement
How do you develop soft skills?
- Narrow your focus
- Commit to making improvements
- Schedule reminders
- Seek support from others
- Ask for feedback
- Celebrate progress
To better illustrate the development of soft skills, we have created an AEU LEAD infographic for supervisors and managers. Download the infographic, study the information, and reference it often to help you better understand why soft skills are important for supervisors.
