1 thought, 1 quote, 1 tip

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1 thought 

‘John, let’s face it. You’re not very well-liked…

By most.’ 

Fortunately, the mute button over Zoom disguised the sound of my heart breaking into a million pieces. That afternoon was the review of my Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). If you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s a get better or get sacked plan. You’re in trouble. There’s clear actions you need to follow. Step out of line, and you’re ushered out. 

For months after that, I told myself, “I’m not here to be liked. Judge me on what I get done!”Who cares about being well-liked anyway? 

But for the past few days, I’ve been thinking. What if being less well-liked was undermining my effectiveness? I was doing a lot, but I couldn’t say that I was effective. In fact, it seemed like no one was catching on with my ideas. 

I didn’t seem to have a problem with my ‘hard’ skills… but my soft skills seemed to be lacking. 

Working with both Gen Z (those born between 1995 to 2002), and the managers who supervise them, I often hear common concerns. 

These millennials… they don’t seem to respect authority! They are always on their phones! They are really smart… but they can’t seem to do the basics – like dress professionally, turn up punctually, or sit in meetings without multitasking. 

 

Do you have a soft skills gap? I don’t wish a PIP on you. Look at it, or risk getting sacked 

You can read my latest article on what it is, and how you can overcome it. 

 

1 quote

I've asked tens of thousands of managers: “How much do these so-called ‘soft skills’ matter?” The answer is nearly universal: Soft skills matter a lot. The cliché is that people are hired because of their hard skills but people are fired because of their soft skills.

• Bruce Tulgan, Bridging the Soft Skill Gap

 

1 tip 

• What do people often bring up as your biggest weakness? 
• What have you done to address that? Has it worked? 

John

 

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