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Bill -
While that is a little clearer than "soft" or power (as PMI has chosen to term it now) skills, humans have many skills beyond the ones we tend to mean when we use the term, so I prefer interpersonal skills as that is a little more focused. Kiron ...
1 reply by William M Hayden Jr
Jul 22, 2024 12:27 PM
William M Hayden Jr
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Understood Kiron.
But as economists say, on the other hand the word "Human" is clearer than interpersonal. Just an opinion. Cheers, Bill p.s. And its also more "Touchy-Feely." 
William M Hayden Jr
Adjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & Strategy
Buffalo, Ny, USA
Jul 22, 2024 10:49 AM
Replying to Kiron Bondale
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Bill -
While that is a little clearer than "soft" or power (as PMI has chosen to term it now) skills, humans have many skills beyond the ones we tend to mean when we use the term, so I prefer interpersonal skills as that is a little more focused. Kiron But as economists say, on the other hand the word "Human" is clearer than interpersonal. Just an opinion. Cheers, Bill p.s. And its also more "Touchy-Feely." 
Rami Kaibni
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Bill, I do agree with Kiron's point of view. How about Interpersonal Skills instead of Soft Skills? (I understand they are slightly different)/
Keith Novak
Tukwila, Wa, USA
"If all economists were laid end to end, they still wouldn't reach a conclusion." (George Bernard Shaw)
I personally do see a difference in soft skills vs, human skills. As an engineer who deals with human to machine interfaces frequently, human skills also deal with things like reach, dexterity, and applied force. Traditionally, the term "hard science" does not refer to the difficulty, but rather that they are based on well developed (hard) laws such as physics, chemistry, geology, biology, etc. Soft sciences are more abstract and difficult to characterize in terms of action/reaction. I think interpersonal skills is more on-point as to what human skills we are referring, and they are the touchy-feely ones and not the muscle memory skills. 
Soft skills include emotional intelligence and its inside-focused components of self-awareness and self-control, as well as other personal, human capabilities like self-confidence, serenity, and the ability to change perspectives. So, I do not think interpersonal skills cover all the necessary capabilities of a project manager.
Human skills could also include rationality and logical and systems thinking, so it could be interpreted too broadly to also include hard skills. Referring to Kahneman, maybe we mean the fast thinking skills, irrational, heuristic-based, tacit and biased.
William M Hayden Jr
Adjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & Strategy
Buffalo, Ny, USA
Thanks to one and all!
"A rose by any other name could not be sweeter." Q. Whatever you choose to call this fact-based need for project members to routinely play nice together, what three (3) behaviors might you suggest? Cheers, Bill ...
1 reply by George Freeman
Jul 24, 2024 10:35 AM
George Freeman
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Bill,
When it comes to the question of “playing nice together,” I would submit the following principled statement: Through mindful awareness and purposeful resolve, treat yourself and others with compassion, dignity, and respect, always seeking an empathetic understanding in your engagements with others. The three behaviors I would highlight in my statement are: [1] Mindful awareness [2] Purposeful resolve [3] Empathetic understanding Regards, George 
Jul 23, 2024 8:45 AM
Replying to William M Hayden Jr
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Thanks to one and all!
"A rose by any other name could not be sweeter." Q. Whatever you choose to call this fact-based need for project members to routinely play nice together, what three (3) behaviors might you suggest? Cheers, Bill When it comes to the question of “playing nice together,” I would submit the following principled statement: Through mindful awareness and purposeful resolve, treat yourself and others with compassion, dignity, and respect, always seeking an empathetic understanding in your engagements with others. The three behaviors I would highlight in my statement are: [1] Mindful awareness [2] Purposeful resolve [3] Empathetic understanding Regards, George ...
1 reply by William M Hayden Jr
Jul 25, 2024 10:44 AM
William M Hayden Jr
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George and Tom:
And all the people said "A M E N!" Cheers, Bill
respect, engage and love
William M Hayden Jr
Adjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & Strategy
Buffalo, Ny, USA
Jul 24, 2024 10:35 AM
Replying to George Freeman
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Bill,
When it comes to the question of “playing nice together,” I would submit the following principled statement: Through mindful awareness and purposeful resolve, treat yourself and others with compassion, dignity, and respect, always seeking an empathetic understanding in your engagements with others. The three behaviors I would highlight in my statement are: [1] Mindful awareness [2] Purposeful resolve [3] Empathetic understanding Regards, George And all the people said "A M E N!" Cheers, Bill |
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