Soft Skills Flashcards
Creativity
the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination:
Communication
the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
Adaptability
able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions
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 quality of being easily adapted or of offering many different options:
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.
Perserverance
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement
Motivation
Ithe state or condition of being motivated or having a strong reason to act or accomplish something
Attitude
manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, especially of the mind:
Initiative
a procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose a statute, constitutional amendment, or ordinance, and compel a popular vote on its adoption.Compare referendum
Problem-solving
the process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues.
“an expert at creative problem-solving”
Professionalism
the standing, practice, or methods of a professional, as distinguished from an amateur.
Perceptiveness
having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition:
Criticism
the act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging the quality of a literary or artistic work, musical performance, art exhibit, dramatic production, etc