Soft skills for smart success by Umasree Raghunath

1. SOFT SKILLS
for
SMART SUCCESS
Speaker
Umasree Raghunath

3. What Industry Wants?

4. Soft skills for successful career

5. Importance of Soft Skills

6. Communication Skill

7. Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication

8. Good communication

9. Non-Verbal Communication

10. Written Communication

11. Presentation Skills

12. Team Work

13. Professional Ethics

14. Interpersonal Skills

15. Time Management

16. Stress Management

17. Ways to manage Stress

18. Start Living

19. Leadership Skills

20. Lead and Be responsible

21. Understanding current day challenges
1. Lack of right skills
2. Not aware of technical skills required for job performance
3. Communication
4. Global projects- understanding cultural differences
5. Books knowledge and practical work is different
6. Lack of technical education in par with industry requirements
7. Changing digital transformation
8. Emerging new technologies
9. Lack of motivation for continuous learning
10. Domain knowledge inadequate

22. Challenges that need to address
11. Work life balance
12. Distractors of modern professional- social media and other commitments
13. Women not growing fast in technical and leadership roles
14. Economic demands resulting in job hoping
15. Lack of guidance and mentorship
16. Not working on fine tuning capabilities
17. Discrimination and harassment
18. Urge for quick recognition, growth and rewards
19. Too many financial commitments and EMI
20. Safety and sustainability, travel and away from home

23. Summarize Ever Green Golden skills
 Communication- Verbal/ Written
 Email Etiquette/ Business writing
 Time Management / Being Punctual
 Commitment/ Prioritization/ Being
Organized
 Teamwork
 Understanding Digital Presence
 Social Media / Advantages/Risks
 Awareness of Goals
Key Skills for Employment using
Human Skills are:
 Mental Elasticity
 Complex Problem Solving.
 Critical Thinking.
 Creativity
 People Skills.

24. MOST IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS
HEALTH - PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
HAPPINESS- STATE OF MIND, AWARENESS, HONESTY AND
POSITIVE ATTITUDE
FIRE TO SUCCEED AND ACHIEVE BIG IN LIFE. DREAMING BIG
BEING KIND, COMPASSIONATE, CARING AND RESPECTING
ELDERS AND OTHERS

25. Life Skills and 360 degrees of Wellness
• Physical Wellness - Fitness, Good Health. Eat Right, Exercise, Walking,
Yoga, Meditation, Adequate Sleep and Hygiene
• Mental/ Emotional Wellness - Anger Management, Peer Pressure, Handling
Stress and competition, Being Happy and spending ‘me’ time
• Financial Wellness - Conscious about mindful spending, planning savings
and investments, taking calculative risks and planning life’s goals and
milestones
• Social Wellness - Making friends, Networking, controlled time on Social
Media, Being Safe and secure online, respecting elder and having good
attitude and enthusiasm to succeed

26. Q&A?
Thank You