I've got some special for you... Today's introduction is the start of a new mini-series in which my good friend Michael Curtis will be joining me to talk about Soft Skills, and how you can strengthen your own.
Over the last few years, I've found Uncle Mikey and I expressing similar thoughts on the topic. It's one of the reasons that we became friends in the first place. Over the last couple years, you've heard me share some thoughts here and there about these soft skills, also known as 'interpersonal skills', or umbrellaed under the term 'Emotional Intelligence'. Today marks the start of series which we hope will help bring you greater awareness into your own soft skills, and how to improve in the area that needs improvement. After all, studies have shown that only 15% of your workplace success can be contributed to your hard-skills, therefore 85% of what will bring you success in your career can't be found in your classroom curriculum.
Over the next few weeks, listen along and ask yourself the hard questions. Figure out where it is you can make improvements. I bet we will talk about it. At the end of each episode, we will leave you with a challenge. Our hope is that after taking the challenge, you can report back on what you learned or experience. Feel free to drop us a line and share your story. Messages can be received on LinkedIn or Instagram, or via DM on the Designed Today slack channel. We hope to hear from ya.
This series came about after a recent LinkedIn post caught some attention and found over 100 comments on the topic. You can see the original post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dillonwinspear_hey-linkedin-fam-i-wanted-to-ask-all-my-activity-6705972662327394304-xEZA
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Next Level of Goals (w/ Drew Bridewell) // Ep. 110
Soft-Skills: Empathy (Week 7) // Ep. 109
The Recruiter Dilemma (w/ Joe Taft) // Ep. 108
Soft-Skills: Listening (Week 6) // Ep. 107
Becoming a User Defender (Jason Ogle) // Ep. 106
Soft-Skills: Collaboration (Week 5) // Ep. 105
Designing for Voice (Lauren Madsen) // Ep. 104
Soft-Skills: Facilitation (Week 4) // Ep. 103
Transparency & Communication (w/ Freelance Designer Jeremy Mura) // Ep. 102
Welcome to 2021 // Ep. 101
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Strategic UX Writing (w/ Content Strategist Torrey Podmajersky) // Ep. 99
Soft-Skills: Articulating Design Choices (Week 3) // Ep. 98
Preparing for a Freelance Career (w/ Freelance Designer Connor Fowler) // Ep. 97
Soft-Skills: So You Think You've Got It All (Week 2) // Ep. 96
What is Accessible Design (w/ VP Laura Silva) // Ep. 95
Both Sides of the Hiring Table (w/ Jared Spool) // Ep. 93
Getting Started & Finding Inspiration (Q&A Session) // Ep. 92
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