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The jobs of the future – and two skills you need to get them | World Economic Forum

The jobs of the future – and two skills you need to get them | World Economic Forum | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Most new jobs will be in more specialized areas such as computing, mathematics, architecture and engineering.   Governments and employers in every sector are being urged to retrain and re-skill workers to avoid a crisis.   “Without urgent and targeted action today, to manage the near-term transition and build a workforce with future-proof skills, governments…
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5 persuasive communication lessons for today's business environment | SmartBrief

5 persuasive communication lessons for today's business environment | SmartBrief | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
To achieve the results you’re after, you must move your audience to take action. Doing that requires a different skill level than simply conveying information.
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January 26, 2017 5:26 PM
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Game Design Deep Dive: Building truly cooperative play in Overcooked

Game Design Deep Dive: Building truly cooperative play in  Overcooked | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
"With Overcooked , we wanted to make a game which was much more focused on how a team works together rather than simply adding more players to a single player experience."
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January 25, 2017 7:40 PM
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How to Overcome Barriers in Digital Transformation

How to Overcome Barriers in Digital Transformation | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Change practitioners need to have good critical thinking skills, high level of adaptability, communication and engagement skills, as wel
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January 25, 2017 7:24 PM
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Why Google doesn’t care about college degrees, in 5 quotes

Why Google doesn’t care about college degrees, in 5 quotes | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Google’s chairman and head of hiring, Laszlo Bock, has given a few insights on how he sorts through a multitude of bright applicants.
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January 25, 2017 7:20 PM
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Study: Employers Say Business Students Delusional About Abilities

Study: Employers Say Business Students Delusional About Abilities | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Business students score lowest in leadership and critical thinking
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January 25, 2017 7:06 PM
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Six ways to flip the script when you become a manager

Six ways to flip the script when you become a manager | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Newly promoted supervisors are often ill prepared for management
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January 25, 2017 7:04 PM
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Top 10 Qualities of a Project Manager

Top 10 Qualities of a Project Manager | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
What qualities are most important for a project leader to be effective? Over the past few years, the people at ESI International have looked in to what makes an effective project leader.
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January 25, 2017 7:02 PM
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6 Life Changing Benefits of Quitting Social Media Forever

6 Life Changing Benefits of Quitting Social Media Forever | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Social media has its perks, for business and personal. Sadly, it's fast becoming a global epidemic that's stealing the soul and drive of billions.
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January 25, 2017 7:00 PM
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5 Simple Keys to Greater Productivity

5 Simple Keys to Greater Productivity | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Modern life assails us. The only part of it you're ever going to control is yourself.
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January 25, 2017 7:00 PM
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Does poor communication hinder the prospects of startups? | - Bizztor

Does poor communication hinder the prospects of startups? | - Bizztor | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Imagine a situation where you have a disruptive idea that can completely change the food industry, but you can barely even communicate what your business is
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January 24, 2017 9:25 PM
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Understand the Elements and Thinking Modes that Create Fruitful Ideation Sessions

Facilitating ideation sessions involves an understanding of human thinking and mental modes as well as a whole range of factors like creating the right environment and goals, which we’ll introduce you to here. “Ideation is the mode of the design process in which you concentrate on idea generation. Mentally it represents a process of ‘going wide’ in terms of concepts and outcomes. Ideation provides both the fuel and also the source material for building prototypes and getting innovativ
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January 24, 2017 9:21 PM
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Intrapreneurship: Learning to Think Like an Entrepreneur

Intrapreneurship: Learning to Think Like an Entrepreneur | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Release your intrepreneurial skills at work to improve job satisfaction, build credibility, and showcase the unique talents that you bring to your business.
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January 27, 2017 3:16 AM
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Improving Critical Thinking With a Simple 5-Step Process [Video] by Lee Watanabe-Crockett

Improving Critical Thinking With a Simple 5-Step Process [Video] by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett

Via Dr. Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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January 26, 2017 7:02 PM
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Project Management Methodology: A Beginner's Guide - DZone Agile

Project Management Methodology: A Beginner's Guide - DZone Agile | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Using a specific methodology can help a Project Manager steer a project in the right direction and work in a structured manner.
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January 25, 2017 7:41 PM
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The increasing demand for entrepreneurial managers

The increasing demand for entrepreneurial managers | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
This column is part of Globe Careers’ Leadership Lab series, where executives and experts share their views and advice about leadership and management. Follow us at@Globe_Careers. Find all Leadership Lab stories attgam.ca/leadershiplab.
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January 25, 2017 7:24 PM
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How to make the most of a job you hate

How to make the most of a job you hate | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Should you stay or should you go? Career experts weigh in on what you can do to make your job more fulfilling.
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January 25, 2017 7:22 PM
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Soft skills training boosts productivity

Soft skills training boosts productivity | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Workers with well-honed soft skills—time and stress management, problem-solving, communication and good teamwork, for example—tend to work at better firms and fetch higher wages.
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January 25, 2017 7:20 PM
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The 6 Key People Every Business Leader Needs On Their Team

The 6 Key People Every Business Leader Needs On Their Team | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Successful business leaders understand that in order to get things done they need to surround themselves with the right people. A leader’s focus is fulfilling
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January 25, 2017 7:05 PM
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Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog: The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog: The Best Leadership Books of 2016 | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
ONCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Actions have consequences and continuity of character matters. We need to be “urgently” reflective because too often by the time we...
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Why it's worth joining societies at uni - The Student Room

Why it's worth joining societies at uni - The Student Room | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Everyone knows the big things you need to think about when choosing the right uni, but there’s one key question that many students ignore: what’s the quality of the uni’s student union (SU)?
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January 25, 2017 7:01 PM
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Seven Attributes of the Most Innovative Cultures

Seven Attributes of the Most Innovative Cultures | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
The roots of innovation lie in the most basic cultural values.
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January 25, 2017 7:00 PM
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Self-Motivation-The Secret of Success - MyVenturePad.com

Self-Motivation-The Secret of Success - MyVenturePad.com | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Self-Motivation-The Secret of Success Successful entrepreneurs and winners are self-motivated people; they can motivate themselves to implement ideas for reaching desired positions. Higher confidence levels make them find possibilities and opportunities in tough situations also. Every individual has ideas, thoughts, daydreams, fantasies, hopes, ambitions, imaginations, creativity and innovative thoughts, but only a few people make …
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Overcoming Speech Problems in Business: 7 Key Techniques

Overcoming Speech Problems in Business: 7 Key Techniques | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
When it comes to business communication, overcoming speech problems is key. Here are 7 powerful speech improvement techniques.

Via Ariana Amorim, Bobby Dillard
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January 24, 2017 9:25 PM
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Saying Yes to High Visibility Projects – 5 Steps to Success - Be Leaderly

Saying Yes to High Visibility Projects – 5 Steps to Success - Be Leaderly | Ten skills that employers want | Scoop.it
Saying Yes to High Visibility Projects – Five Steps to Visible Success
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