Development in Human Skills or Soft Skills, compassionate leadership, effective communication, connection and collaboration. Prepare for changes and the future.
See the trends for teamwork in 2024.
The new year has arrived and the future is not tomorrow. Is today!
According to the most recent report from the World Economic Forum, the “Future of Jobs”, the corporate world is moving quickly towards the development of skills that are not technical.
But then, what would they be? Soft Skills or Human Skills. These skills are associated with human behavior, and will permeate the priority for the future.
And it's a not too distant future. According to the report, in just five years the world will begin to demand such skills as adaptation and flexibility, especially from team leaders.
The list is vast and not so simple to put into practice. In fact, it is necessary trainings, side dishes and some habit changes.
On the other hand, all skills are possible to be developed, for everyone. Among the main ones, we have:
Have you ever imagined a resume like this? I think probably yes. However, we still highlight technical skills as the main guides for the job market.
Now, if we consider employee turnover and retention – and people as a company's greatest competitive advantage – we will see that we truly need to reflect deeply on new ways to achieve collective goals and results.
After all, that's what an organization lives by, isn't it?!
For a long time, we prioritized machines and techniques. And, despite the great gains, we lost a little as humanity.
We seem to have forgotten how to be human. Fortunately, we still are. We just need this rescue.
And on this path of developing Human Skills, we come across the foundation for change: self-knowledge – which ends up being yet another trend for the year that is beginning.
If we don't know ourselves – and I mean in depth, considering both our strengths and vulnerabilities – we can't bring out the best in ourselves.
Knowing the techniques is always good. However, knowing where our callus is that holds us and where we can fly is even better! This way, we are able to communicate, relate and connect better with people and the environment.
Relationship, connection, communication and collaboration, after all, are the pillars for true teamwork.
Less judgment and more active listening and compassion. It's not about hugging trees – although a breath of fresh air close to nature is always a great idea!
The truth is that we may not consciously realize it, but environments can become extremely toxic when communication is not effective, compassionate, open and transparent.
This doesn't just apply to work. It applies to our personal lives, too, where we are our own leaders.
In relation to companies and teams, leaders end up playing a fundamental role in developing this active listening, as they are the ones the team relies on and looks to as an example.
Here let me quote a part of the book The 5 Team Challenges, by Patrick Lencioni, which I really like:
“Imagine a basketball coach in the locker room at halftime. He calls the team's center aside for a private chat in his office to discuss the first half, then does the same with the point guard, shooting guard, small forward, and power forward, without any of them knowing what the others have said. That's not a team. It's a collection of individuals.In other words, it can be a leader with a spectacular technical CV, as well as a team with diverse skills and fantastic technical know-how. However, if they don't know how to communicate and act as a team, there will be no match won.
Team challenges
In general, the challenges for teams and leaders are not in the technical aspect. Quite the contrary, it's these behavioral skills that we often don't pay much attention to, but which end up eroding relationships and results day after day.
So, my suggestion is: pay attention to the changes. Know yourself and develop what is necessary to extract the maximum potential from organizations' greatest competitive advantage: people.
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