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To reach your potential you must work on yourself harder than your technical skills.
You have to build your soft skills.
Over the next 30 days, I'll be writing a daily atomic essay on improving your soft skills.
Follow along and level up.
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To reach your potential you must work on yourself harder than your technical skills.
You have to build your soft skills.
Over the next 30 days, I'll be writing a daily atomic essay on improving your soft skills.
Follow along and level up.
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Day 1 - Soft Skills for IT Professionals
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6k8Awq2VVF6JX0Pj1C7Xr5nHBaI6XBsmk/
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6k8Awq2VVF6JX0Pj1C7Xr5nHBaI6XBsmk/
Day 2 - What Are Soft Skills and Why Should I Care About Them?
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6G2O2LE6RCcbrzuwINygLgptjTubDMKBY/
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6G2O2LE6RCcbrzuwINygLgptjTubDMKBY/
Day 3 - Soft Skills...or Power Skills?
Soft skills are anything but "soft." They are powerful and impactful.
So let's call them by a more appropriate name:
Power Skills.
http://www.michaeldmcgill.com/it-leadership-blueprint/day-3-soft-skills-or-power-skills/
Soft skills are anything but "soft." They are powerful and impactful.
So let's call them by a more appropriate name:
Power Skills.
http://www.michaeldmcgill.com/it-leadership-blueprint/day-3-soft-skills-or-power-skills/
Day 4 – How Much Time Should I Invest in Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills?
Look at your skills like an investment portfolio.
You want to diversify your portfolio with a blend of soft skills and hard skills.
Which should you be investing in more?
http://www.michaeldmcgill.com/it-leadership-blueprint/day-4-how-much-time-should-i-invest-in-soft-skills-vs-hard-skills/
Look at your skills like an investment portfolio.
You want to diversify your portfolio with a blend of soft skills and hard skills.
Which should you be investing in more?
http://www.michaeldmcgill.com/it-leadership-blueprint/day-4-how-much-time-should-i-invest-in-soft-skills-vs-hard-skills/
Day 5 - The IT Leadership Blueprint
A blueprint for how to implement the Power Skills that will help you reach your full potential in your IT career.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD79L2s1F5RFaZBqg1li9pQrWY2DdEkQZ-w/
A blueprint for how to implement the Power Skills that will help you reach your full potential in your IT career.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD79L2s1F5RFaZBqg1li9pQrWY2DdEkQZ-w/
Day 6 - Leadership for IT Professionals
Whether you are in a formal management position or not, you can choose to be a leader.
You will be rewarded in your IT career to the level that you accept and demonstrate leadership capabilities.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6ROc823JBIloElWc_zucQsEtzbQYCMUwc/
Whether you are in a formal management position or not, you can choose to be a leader.
You will be rewarded in your IT career to the level that you accept and demonstrate leadership capabilities.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6ROc823JBIloElWc_zucQsEtzbQYCMUwc/
Day 7 - IT Leadership Blueprint - The Foundation
Every good structure needs a solid foundation. The same goes with your career.
These are the skills that will help you build a solid foundation to a successful career in IT.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7kvEpqyV5Eh4HYPEtZOdahZ-ShcPd8u78/
Every good structure needs a solid foundation. The same goes with your career.
These are the skills that will help you build a solid foundation to a successful career in IT.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD7kvEpqyV5Eh4HYPEtZOdahZ-ShcPd8u78/
Day 8 - Technical Skills for IT Professionals
Having a strong set of technical skills is table stakes for any IT Professional.
When we sign up for a career, we sign up for life-long technical learning.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6XlnvKbCpB5JbRnO7VE3XLr8Biom49GgU/
Having a strong set of technical skills is table stakes for any IT Professional.
When we sign up for a career, we sign up for life-long technical learning.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6XlnvKbCpB5JbRnO7VE3XLr8Biom49GgU/
Day 9 - The Importance of Physical Exercise for IT Professionals
-A healthier body leads to a healthier brain.
-A healthier brain is a better thinking brain.
-As an IT Professional you need a better thinking brain.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD4LM9KewnxEzb5Bh6BGimjcxWk19FAqetQ/
-A healthier body leads to a healthier brain.
-A healthier brain is a better thinking brain.
-As an IT Professional you need a better thinking brain.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD4LM9KewnxEzb5Bh6BGimjcxWk19FAqetQ/
Day 10 - Time Management for IT Professionals
The IT Professional who manages their time well focuses on the most important things. Therefore, they will get the most opportunity.
How can IT Professionals get better at Time Management?
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6j1Wr3CGNBNpwsP1Qc0rLRyAkHmu4ueus/
The IT Professional who manages their time well focuses on the most important things. Therefore, they will get the most opportunity.
How can IT Professionals get better at Time Management?
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD6j1Wr3CGNBNpwsP1Qc0rLRyAkHmu4ueus/
Day 11-Writing Skills for IT Professionals
Poor writing skills will limit your potential.
Effective writing skills will increase your opportunities.
As IT Professionals, it is critical for us to be effective writers.
https://evernote.com/l/AD7zCuKfRn1EMYILkbqPTnhlZroSZWCik0I/
Poor writing skills will limit your potential.
Effective writing skills will increase your opportunities.
As IT Professionals, it is critical for us to be effective writers.
https://evernote.com/l/AD7zCuKfRn1EMYILkbqPTnhlZroSZWCik0I/
Day 12-Speaking Skills for IT Professionals
Poor speaking skills will limit your potential.
Effective speaking skills will get you noticed and set you apart.
As IT Professionals, it is critical for us to be effective speakers.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD49olRpuxtLO6LUbLsHqDJ6R3S0vKD7F4A/
Poor speaking skills will limit your potential.
Effective speaking skills will get you noticed and set you apart.
As IT Professionals, it is critical for us to be effective speakers.
https://www.evernote.com/l/AD49olRpuxtLO6LUbLsHqDJ6R3S0vKD7F4A/
