William M Hayden JrAdjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & StrategyBuffalo, Ny, United States
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
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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."
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William M Hayden JrAdjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & StrategyBuffalo, Ny, United States
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
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." Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Bill, I do agree with Kiron's point of view. How about Interpersonal Skills instead of Soft Skills? (I understand they are slightly different)/ Saving Changes...
"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. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
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. Saving Changes...
William M Hayden JrAdjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & StrategyBuffalo, Ny, United States
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
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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
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George FreemanThought Leader | Author | Architect| Florida, United States
Jul 23, 2024 8:45 AM
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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
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
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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
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Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
respect, engage and love Saving Changes...
William M Hayden JrAdjunct Assistant Professor| University at Buffalo, School of Management, Operations Management & StrategyBuffalo, Ny, United States
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
George and Tom:
And all the people said "A M E N!"
Cheers,
Bill Saving Changes...
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