Core Human Skills

I came across this post the other day on one of my favourite sites, The Personal MBA.


I can really relate to this site, which promotes using self learning and your own business networking opportunities for your personal development, rather than spending an extraordinary amount of time and money, completing an MBA at one of the well known business schools. I particularly support the argument that this should not been seen as a cheaper, or quicker way to get the equivalent of an MBA, but it is in reality a superior approach. A big claim yes, but the more I read from this site, the more I agree with it.

I have not put myself on the personal MBA program yet, but it is in my plans...

But I digress.

In this specific post, Josh lists a set of core human skills, that I believe really nails it. These are core skills that if you can master, you can go as far as you want to go, or do anything that you put your mind to, in the organisation of your choosing. Also, your peers, superiors and subordinates will respect you.

Like any of these productivity/self improvement type posts, they may seem obvious, but it is always good to see a list like this, just to remind us of the skills we should always be aware of, and be seeking to develop.

Information-Assimilation

Writing

Speaking

Mathematics

Decision-Making

Rapport

Conflict-Resolution

Scenario-Generation

Planning

Self-Awareness

Interrelation

Skill Acquisition

Rather than steal Josh's thunder, why don't you visit his post and get the detail to each of these skills yourself.

Then it's time to ask, how many of these skills am I proficient in, and how many do I need to work on?

Later.