Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. Some call them soft skills. Others call them power skills. But ...

The terms “soft skills” and “hard skills” were introduced by the U.S. Army over 50 years ago to differentiate the interpersonal skills from the technical skills needed in combat. Many argue that this ...

You’ve probably heard this common interview advice: Talk about your soft skills because employers love soft skills. (After all, all those “About us” pages they tell you to thoroughly study mention ...

Building IT teams that blend technical know-how with an aptitude for communication and teamwork is crucial for successful business outcomes. Because technology changes so quickly, IT teams must ...

Your job performance is a combination of your "hard skills" — your technical knowledge and hands-on work product — and your intangible "soft skills," which are taking the American workplace by storm.

These days, we are talking more and more about how much is changing in the architecture, engineering and construction industry and how much harder it is to get the job done. Although the use of ...

In today's hybrid world of work, soft skills need to be given the same prominence as hard skills in every role within an organization. Soft skills are human traits that are not necessarily measurable, ...

Workers with soft skills — such as problem-solving, decision-making and good communication abilities — get promoted faster than those who don’t have the skills, according to a Feb. 29 report from ...