My research uncovered 5 actors that influence organizational and individual performance - and they are all directly related to the topic of soft skills. One of these 5 factors was climate - how you feel about the way things are done around here - how do you influence someone else's feelings? The literature points to using factors in the aire such as trust, respect, flexibility, supportiveness and cohesivenss. Who wouldn't want to excel in an environment where these were the hallmarks of personal interaction. Using these as a foundation in live chat sessions, discussion board interaction and email communication will… >>>

I think before we develop skill sets such as soft skills, we first have to know ourselves. Many instructors including myself don't know what makes us who we are. We have to list self weaknesses, strength and then figure out what makes us tick or motivate us from the start. By learning ourselves, we can then focus on development of soft skills based on ourselves. We often do these type of learning thinking that one size fits all attitude. We are all unique and diverse that by using these techniques to fit out needs. Often we are too busy with… >>>

Soft skills are essentially important for all types of students but most important to the troubled students. Identifying them and meeting their needs is only done through these skills. Instructors that lack these skills should not be teachers. They cannot be effective teachers unless they get to know their students and identify their needs educationally. Some students will not be sucessful unless approached in the right manner. For many of these students, you only get one shot at this. If approached in the wrong way, in a threatening manner for example, they may completely shut down and it may become… >>>