Soft skills Flashcards
Creativity
The use of imagination or original ideas.
Communication
To clearly and effectively converse with others and work with others
Adaptability
To adjust oneself to different conditions, environment
Emotional Intelligence
skill in perceiving, understanding, and managing emotions and feelings. Abbreviation: EI
Listening
to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
Patience
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.
Flexibility
The ability and willingness to adjust ones thinking or behavior
Teamwork
cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause
Perseverance
to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly
Motivation
to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
Attitude
manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind:
a negative attitude; group attitudes
Initiative
an introductory act or step; leading action:
to take the initiative in making friends
Problem-solving
the process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues.
“an expert at creative problem-solving
Professionalism
a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science:
the profession of teaching.
Perceptiveness
Having or showing understanding
Criticism
helpful way of giving feedback that provides specific, actionable suggestions
Self-awareness
conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires
Resilience
the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
Leadership
the action of leading a group of people or an organization
Integrity
Doing the right thing even when no one is watching
Punctuality
the fact or quality of being on time
Stress-management
controlling a person’s level of stress, usually for the purpose of and for the motive of improving everyday functioning
Self-confident
a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment
Responsible
Completing a duty or task that you are required or expected to do
Organized
arranged in a systematic, orderly way
Time-management
the ability to use one’s time effectively or productively
Body language
Nonverbal communication through the use of postures, gestures, facial expressions
Dependable
worthy of trust; reliable
Empathetic
showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Honest
Trustworthiness, sincere
