The True History of Hard and Soft Skills and How it Impacts our Valuation of Leaders

After recently picking up Adam Grant's new book, Hidden Potential, Lauren stumbles upon the true history of "hard" and "soft" skills. These terms are embedded in leadership development and it's interesting to see how the label of these two areas has impacted our perception of value and therefore investment in the development of these skills for existing and future leaders.

Learn what we're calling them now and how we can address our underlying bias to support all leaders in developing these necessary skills.

 

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