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Ask HN: What are your best “soft skill” resources?
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#22Toastmasters is a phenomenal resource for improving one's public speaking and improvisation skills.
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#231. Career Tools and Manager Tools podcasts. Career advice, interviewing help, resume-building, team interactions, navigating office life/culture, salary negotiation, having your voice heard, and many other topics discussed in a friendly and approachable way. I listen every week. https://www.manager-tools.com/ 2. "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" isn't just for talking to children. Some good…
Related, "How to Speak How to Listen" by Mortimer Adler, http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/169928.How_to_Speak_How_t...
Also, Alan Watts http://www.openculture.com/2014/01/the-zen-teachings-of-alan...
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#24From my point of view, it boils down to communication and self awareness. Nonviolent Communication that was mentioned before is a great book.
Also, I found that the Pathwise Leadership Program (http://pathwisemanagement.com/) has helped me a great deal in knowing myself and finding out how to frame your communication in the best way possible.
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#25I just finished The Charisma Myth:
http://www.amazon.com/Charisma-Myth-Science-Personal-Magneti...
On audio book and immediately bought a physical copy. The book is filled with tips and tricks to increase your charisma that can be applied right away.
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#26How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie should be required reading for anyone who interacts with human beings.
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#27Do some volunteer work, it looks good on your resume, it does some good in the world, and it improves your soft skills because it takes you out of your grove and sticks you in a new, non-threatening situation (hopefully). Plus, most volunteer events have mentors that will teach you how to deal with people. Do something simple, do not go overboard, and listen to how the professionals there deal with people.
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#28I've found the best is a combination of being social and spending a good amount of time reading. If you're looking for books, take a look at The Great Books of the Western World.
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#29Always a risk to self-promote, but last month our team launched our Compass Platform - Behavioral Indicators and associated support to help business founders and leadership teams in private enterprise [1]. I've found these are more balanced, so work better than tools like DISC and Myers-Briggs, which tend to 'put people into a box' and therefore work against creating an inclusive environment. The four soft skills the…
...having an understanding of a potential client or recruit's Risk profile, for example, makes it so much easier to connect with them and explain a value proposition...
Maybe I'm not getting this, but I can't think of a reason why I'd supply someone with information to help them deliver a sales pitch or to negotiate with me.
Re: Ask HN: What are your best “soft skill” resources?
#30How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie should be required reading for anyone who interacts with human beings.
This book has been mentioned to me at least a dozen times. For some reason, your comment is the one that just pushed me over the edge to buy it :)
I'm posting this just because it's been recommended so often to me there must be something to it.