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

Click here for more on community, relationships and belonging

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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