Knowledge of people and soft skills are increasingly coming into focus and being recognized as critical for success – we can also call them "Success Skills" or "Power Skills". These skills and behaviours include: creating & delivering presentations; using the agile approach for working professionally to deliver quality work & experiences to clients; effectively collaborating with teams; effective impactful communications; dealing with challenges in a controlled & focused manner; and problem solving & solution implementation.
People and Soft Skills Assessment
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People and Soft Skills Assessment
This course is part of People & Soft Skills: Essential for Professional Success Specialization
Instructor: IBM Skills Network Team
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VS
Reviewed on Nov 5, 2025
Nice to have the complete course. Surely it added the skills ........
SV
Reviewed on Jul 29, 2022
Excellent course gives strenth to mind and provides solution to many issues in the people mangement
MF
Reviewed on Oct 22, 2023
This course gives a good overview of people management skills in the office workplace. I would have preferred more practical examples or real-life situations
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