ShirleyJun 13, 20192 min readWhat are soft skills? (2019 update)Image from Thompson S (2019) Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring Dissertation, Oxford Brookes University
ShirleyFeb 6, 20191 min readCould 'robots' drive the need for improvement in human soft skills?If you're worried by robots taking away our jobs, then this article you may find positive. As is typical of technology, some tasks will...
ShirleyJan 31, 20191 min readOther people's emotions are theirsI listened to a Toastmasters Contest speech on this topic last year.....very interesting! Unfortunately, our subconscious is not that...
ShirleyNov 23, 20172 min readBuilding trust with other peopleTrust - a subconscious, subjective quality in any relationship that could be experienced differently by each party, is hard to explain...
ShirleyMay 27, 20172 min readPacing yourselfI often talk to people who have a lot of things on their plate. I probably attract that type of person because I naturally have lots too,...
ShirleyFeb 21, 20172 min readCivilisation needs a new operating systemHave just read that - 'Civilisation needs a new operating system' in a quote from Hawken (Ecologist) in Leadership Team Coaching by Peter...
ShirleyJan 4, 20171 min readWhat are Soft Skills?The best description I have as a placeholder ...they reflect 'thinking dispositions', which takes account of the merger of cognitive,...