I totally agree that soft skills and ethical values is something that we should encourage students to think about. Hopefully as educators, we can influence our students to think of the consequences of their decisions both now and in the future. 

Find ways to group students so each type uses their own style in a group effort. Much like a workplace that flourishes when it identifies the strengths of individual workers for group efforts. 

2nd year teacher here and I love the ideas on syllabus. Mine is short and not detailed. I want to change that.

One thing I do, as a CTE teacher, is emphasize from the first class on... this class is employment training. Limitations, expectations, assignments and such mimic the employment atmosphere. I am strict about deadlines and quality of work to prepare them for the expectations of employment. That way, they know the WHY of rules and consequences.