Stream: Mainframe Skills & Learning
Time: 15:00 - 15:45
In the 1950’s the US military created the catch-all term “soft skills.” These so-called soft skills included such crucial competencies as teamwork, presentation skills, communication skills, and leadership. Unfortunately, the name “soft skills” is deceptive. The terms “hard skills” and “technical skills” are also confusing. People erroneously think they’re more important. But Stanford Research Institute and Carnegie Mellon surveys of Fortune 500 CEOs establish that 75% of long-term job success results from soft skills and only 25% from technical skills. With such a high level of importance, they should be called “power skills.” For the new mainframer, a strategic combination of hard skills (technical hardware and software skills) and power skills will launch you further into success than tech skills alone. These key power skills will set you apart from those with just the bits and bytes. This session will explore the difference between hard skills and power skills, providing an overview of critical power skills and how to develop them.
Attendees will learn:
- What is meant by the term “soft skills,” and why the term is so deceptive
- Why “soft skills” should be called “power skills”
- What skills and competencies are included in the term “power skills”
- How a new mainframe professional goes about developing “power skills”
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Glenn Anderson helps team leaders and emerging leaders solve their team's communication and collaboration problems. Glenn's presentations and webinars combine decades of corporate experience and teaching with his passion for performing improvisational comedy. The result - your audience is energized and equipped to exceed their team goals. Glenn knows what it takes to capture attention in the business world. He enjoyed a long career with IBM – in sales, management, training and event speaking. He produced IT conferences and was a featured speaker for thousands of people. As a graduate of Player’s Workshop of Second City and with his experience performing improvisational theatre, Glenn excites your audience with teaching experience and improv techniques that energise communications and create a collaborative team environment. Learn more about Glenn at glennandersonspeaks.com.
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