8 skills will be critical for the future of work and success–for both leaders and team members. Dig deeper into each skill here with additional reading and resources.
8 NEW SKILLS
The Future of Work Will Demand these 8 New Skills
Forbes, February 14, 2021
5 Leadership Shifts for the Future of Work: New Approaches for New Landscapes
Forbes, January 23, 2022
AMBIGUITY
The Future is Uncertain: 5 Ways to Embrace Ambiguity
Forbes, January 10, 2022
Often when we’re unsure in an ambiguous situation, professional courage is the best response: Be Brave: How to Build Your Professional Courage
Forbes, October 24, 2021
BOOK: Future Perfect by Steven Johnson
BOOK: Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
BOOK: Being Wrong by Kathryn Schultz
CURIOSITY
Curiosity Is The Hot New Skill: 5 Ways To Set Yourself Apart In Your Job Search or via Forbes Brazil (translate from Portuguese)
Forbes, December 5, 2021
BOOK: Curious: The Desire to Know and Why the Future Depends on It by Ian Leslie
OPENNESS
How to Stay Informed Without Getting Overwhelmed
Forbes, January 2, 2022
The Surprising Benefits of Admitting Mistakes: 5 Ways to Build Intellectual Humility
Forbes, December 29, 2021
BOOK: Mind Wide Open by Steven Johnson
ENTREPRENEURSHIP and EMPATHY
What Empathy is Not: 5 Myths About Empathy to Avoid (or via Forbes France here)
Forbes, February 6, 2022
For Greater Empathy, Improve Your Listening Skills: Here’s How
Forbes, December 28, 2021
Empathy is the Most Important Leadership Skill According to Research (or access via Forbes Argentina or Forbes France or Forbes Ecuador ) (Or access via HRONE France, September 29, 2021; or access via The Best Leadership Links to Read Right Now – ConantLeadership, September 30, 2021)
Forbes, September 19, 2021
Think Empathy is a Soft Skill? Think Again. Why You Need Empathy for Success
Forbes, June 16, 2019
Want More Innovative Solutions? Start with Empathy
Forbes.com, January 20, 2019
BOOK: Humankind by Rutger Bregman
BOOK: The War for Kindness by Jamil Zaki
RESILIENCE
Could We Please Stop Talking About Resilience? (or access via Forbes France)
Forbes, November 7, 2021
Why Developing Resilience is More than Pushing Through Challenging Times
Fast Company, July 29, 2020
Coping During Coronavirus: 5 Ways Stress Can be a Good Thing
Forbes, May 17, 2020
How to Thrive During the Pandemic: 10 Strategies for Resilience Based on Brain Science
Forbes, April 28, 2020
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OPTIMISM and IMAGINATION
How To Stay Positive
Forbes, August 1, 2021
How to Thrive: 7 Ways to Create Happiness in the Future of Work
Forbes, March 7, 2021
Focus on the Future: 8 Lessons and 12 Quotes to Get Inspired
Forbes, December 27, 2020
How Optimism Can Help Your Career: 4 Simple Steps
Forbes, September 15, 2019
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BOOK: The Secrets to Happiness at Work by Tracy Brower
RAPPORT and RELATIONSHIPS
You Probably Need More Friends–Here’s How to Make Them
Forbes, September 26, 2021
How to Build Relationships and Enhance Happiness: 4 Insights from Neuroscience
Forbes, April 4, 2021
Building rapport also has to do with your credibility so ‘personal branding’ is relevant here as well: Personal Branding: 5 Ways to Build Your Career With Lessons From Big Brands
Forbes, May 2, 2021
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BOOK: The Village Effect by Susan Pinker
BOOK: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger
ACTION
5 Ways to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions Based on New Research
Forbes, January 5, 2022
4 Reasons to Make New Year’s Resolutions (Even if You Don’t Keep Them)
Forbes, December 31, 2021
11 Ways to Procrastinate Less: Surprising New Research
Forbes, December 30, 2021
Feeling Stuck? Here’s How to Get Unstuck and Move Ahead
Forbes, December 5, 2021
How to Create a Great Future: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
Forbes, December 13, 2020
Diving In: How to Take the Right Action and Avoid Pandemic Paralysis Forbes, August 23, 2020
Perfection Versus Excellence: 4 Ways to Ensure Perfectionism Doesn’t Prevent Progress
Forbes, February 2, 2020
BOOK: Atomic Habits by James Clear
BOOK: Change: How to Make Big Things Happen by Damon Centola
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