Knowledge of people and soft skills are increasingly coming into focus and being recognized as critical for success – we can also call them "Success Skills" or "Power Skills". These skills and behaviours include: creating & delivering presentations; using the agile approach for working professionally to deliver quality work & experiences to clients; effectively collaborating with teams; effective impactful communications; dealing with challenges in a controlled & focused manner; and problem solving & solution implementation.
People and Soft Skills Assessment
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People and Soft Skills Assessment
This course is part of People & Soft Skills: Essential for Professional Success Specialization
Instructor: IBM Skills Network Team
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Intermediate level
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1 hour to complete
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Skills you'll gain
- Persuasive Communication
- Solution Delivery
- Communication
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Problem Solving
- Oral Expression
- Team Oriented
- Collaboration
- Public Speaking
- Interpersonal Communications
- Complex Problem Solving
- Agile Project Management
- Team Collaboration
- Professional Development
- Agile Product Development
- Social Skills
- Professionalism
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Teamwork
- Presentations
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DT
Reviewed on Jul 6, 2025
The course is well structured for learning people skills.
JS
Reviewed on Mar 27, 2024
it was so short and simple but yet so easy to understand. I love how they made complex information so easy to understand and was engaging and interesting, I really liked it.
MF
Reviewed on Oct 22, 2023
This course gives a good overview of people management skills in the office workplace. I would have preferred more practical examples or real-life situations
