Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2016
ISSN
1089-8689
Publisher
American Association of Law Libraries
Language
en-US
Abstract
Organizations hire people for their hard skills, but they end up firing people for their lack of soft skills. In this brief essay, Professor Wheeler, an experienced law library director and personnel manager, discusses soft skills and their importance in the workplace. He posits that emotional intelligence is the basis of what we commonly call soft skills, and although for some these skills are innate, they can be developed and sharpened over time. Wheeler uses personal anecdotes to illustrate how emotional intelligence has enhanced his own professional life.
Recommended Citation
Ronald E. Wheeler,
Soft Skills - The Importance of Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
,
in
20
AALL Spectrum
28
(2016).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/130
Comments
Boston University School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 16-06