Avoid This Mistake When Climbing the Corporate Ladder
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Are you working hard on your technical skills but neglecting your soft skills? This could be a costly mistake that holds you back from advancing in your career. Learn how to develop the essential soft skills that will make you stand out and succeed in any organization. Watch more in this #shorts video from Dr. Grace!
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On the other side of the coin - A major problem which is pulling back many company's growth (and generally ignored) is employing "managers" who are weak on the technical aspect, and uses linguistics (as a form of "communications skill"), however, lacking in leadership, ethics and character. These bad actors, due to incompetencies, creates critical issues/problems and sweep them under the carpet (using their linguistics communications skills and authority - to distort the truth. aka lies). More often than not, It's easier to conjure lies to beautify a situation at work, rather that of the truth.
In the long run, the company is adversely devastated from the root up.
Don't get me wrong. Soft skills are essential to climbing up the corporate ladder. However, many professionals lose sight of their conscience and moral values and ethics in the course of doing so.
Let's exemplify from real life - Some professionals deem delegation as a form of "working smart"..and a soft skill. However, a couple of managers I have spoken with in the past - they do not have an appreciation that delegation should be done with sense, and often they use delegation as a form of achieving their own work/life balance..which in turn harms the team culture/morale over time..of course leading to tangible issues. This is something which many managers/leaders are guilty of, but will not be openly admitted.
Personally, I have encountered "leaders" who have demonstrated "self-confidence" which crossed the line into arrogance and ignorance.
To exemplify again, there was an incident where 3 senior managers sarcastically put down a team stating that a specific task at hand was very simple, and easily completed with X deadline (in their opinion).
They do not have good operational sense about resource capability assessment. (which is a form of technical skill)
So after their sarcastic comments and assertive "No" from me, their teams took on the task of doing it. In the course of completing the tasks, they made errors 3x consecutively, and had to redo it 3x over again. (Out of which, 2 errors had to be pointed out by cross functional team).
These 3 senior managers are usually great in communicating fluffy ideas (some stolen from conversations they had internally) which they themselves do not have an idea about how the ideas can be materialised, but types of people who are well-liked in certain organisations. Naturally, they are usually ideas which the work will not be done by their team..hence again, causing both tangible n intangible damages to the company..if u know the implicating consequences that's likely to be caused.
This is very true. It all depends on what you want to do in your career. Some people are content to work behind the scenes and excel in their technical skills and that’s okay too. 🙂
This is sound advice. I have above average industry knowledge and currently a manager level looking to make a director role. I decided in my new role to not go for more certifications and focus solely on building soft skills. I spent more time connecting and building relationships with c level and vendors I work with and volunteering to take on company event projects. It was uncomfortable at first but I feel like I am more valued and memorable the more time I put in. Seeing less technical coworkers that have great communication receiving promotions didn't sit well. Imagine combining highly technical skills plus the soft skills and other coworkers won't stand a chance. You can do it.
You dont need technical skills at all. If anything they hold you back. In fact making glaring technical mistakes just do get the job done fast is one of the best ways to get promoted!
I love you advise
As my area went through turnover I was managing more teams with fewer resources.
The conversations were around my communication with leaders. Not my management, not initiatives.
I realized I was going to get more work less pay without the soft skills
I appreciate you sharing your experience and challenges. You are absolutely right that soft skills are essential for career advancement and leadership. I hope you find some useful tips and strategies in my video to improve your communication with leaders.
Insightful
Technical skills are more well defined to train. There are tons of structural resources such as fundamental technical papers/ state of the art research papers to read, courses to study. However, corporate soft skills has much less resources, and much less exercises and opportunities to practice. Any tips on practicing the soft skills? And identifying opportunities to exercise them?
I found myself here quite by accident. I lead people better than I have developed technically.
Additionally, it seems there is someone more technically proficient where ever I go. Someone who has made a career out of the discipline.
Conversely, it seems I am forever lacking some credential or background experience. Not enough shipyard, IT, engineering, cyber, construction, etc. It’s exhausting.
Then it dawned on me - the disciplines comes back to people and their management. I punched that ticket and rode the train ever since.
Superb content, as always! I’m-thankfully-now focused on climbing the self-employed online knowledge worker’s one-man band corporate ladder-but these comments still apply to those of us who own our own ladders! Hurry up and get here, we’ll-deserved Retirement! :)
I appreciate you, Daniel!
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