Top Skills Every Tech Professional Needs
Top Skills Every Tech Professional Needs
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
As tech professionals, we keep our technical skills up-to-date. To advance and enjoy our careers, we must also master "soft skills"—those essential, though often unspecified, skills. Course instructor Yadi Caro, host of the “Hardcore Soft Skills” podcast, teaches communication skills for teamwork and customer interactions. Yadi covers techniques for creative problem-solving and managing work in a fast-paced environment. She also explains how to adapt quickly to changing situations. After this course, you'll be able to apply the critical soft skills needed in today's tech industry.
Syllabus
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Listen first Research-based methods for listening are your first step to effective communication. 2m
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Keep your message simple Mastering your communications takes simplification when engaging with multiple stakeholders. 3m
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Connect with others Reading a room is important to building communication skills for your tech career. 3m
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Write with clarity Much of your communication in the tech workplace occurs in written format. 3m
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Decide your communication method How do you know if you should write an email, have an in-person meeting, or pick up the phone? 3m
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Define and analyze the problem Finding the root issue of a problem will improve your use of time. 3m
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Generate creative solutions In tech, solutions can be simple or complex. After this lesson, you'll be able to unveil creative methods to discover and address a problem. 3m
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Learn from retrospection Nobody's perfect, but you can learn from your mistakes. 3m
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Prioritize effectively As a tech professional with demanding responsibilities, you need to think strategically about your priorities. 3m
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Manage your time Master the ability to feel in control of your schedule. 3m
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When to say no As a tech professional, you need to be open to new opportunities while avoiding burnout for yourself and your team. 3m
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Change your mindset Your mindset can either keep you adaptable or inflexible. 3m
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Learn how to learn As tech shifts constantly, and people look to you for advice, you need to be a fast learner. 2m
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Embrace agility Discover and apply the best ways to incorporate changes in your daily work tasks. 3m
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Time to thrive Thank you for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Yadira Caro
Yadi Harvard-educated Organizational Psychology practitioner coaching teams to collaborate and deliver effective results.
Yadira Caro
Team Coach and Consultant
Accreditations
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