Its good to read such articles because professionals like us need this. Infact I am myself facing a soft skill issue in my work place and though I am absolutely right however considertation is being given to the other person who is doing an incorrect thing and has raised this issue just to divert attention and gain importance. I hope this will let me handle the issue in a better manner and I will be able to bring in limelight the guilty. Also request you to kindly send me such articles on my personal id if possible.
Its nice to get such imp information from rediff.com and rukmini Iyer.. I always hang on this site in serch of such info. good work ..keep doing... Tushar
This article really brings out the need for that X-factor which recruiters are looking for.In India, grades are given so much importance.however it is interesting to note that many successful individuals especially in the corporate setup were no einsteins! their people skills must have been good.
reputed software company in India is all geared up for a client visit.
The clients have indicated that, after inspecting the progress of the project they have outsourced, they would like to meet the team members working on it.
Why? To select one team member for a stint onsite -- something almost every software engineer aspires for.
Ravi has been one of the most active members in the project and has done a wonderful job. He is technically brilliant, but has some concerns:
Will he able to communicate his performance to the client in an impressive manner so that he is chosen? Why do his team mates not prefer to come to him for solutions and go to less capable people instead? His project manager doesn't seem to be very warm towards him either, although he does drop in those occasional mails appreciating his work. Here is a typical scenario in an IT company; or for that matter, any organisation where interpersonal communication is involved. Or, like in Ravi's case, where an employee suffers from a lack of interpersonal skills.
