How AWARE are you? The essential soft skill of AWARENESS can be cultivated in three distinct ways: Self-awareness, which means you have a clear understanding of your strengths, weaknesses, beliefs, motivations, and emotions. It allows you to have the greatest positive impact and to work on improving yourself. Awareness of others, which is impossible to do when you’re multi-tasking. Give people your undivided attention, and listen with the intent to understand, not to respond. When you're focused on them, you send a message that they matter, which will improve your communications and relationships. Finally, situational awareness speaks to your ability to perceive what is happening—or predict what will happen—in your company or industry. The more observant you, the better able you'll be to see the current reality and future possibilities. And when you focus on increasing your awareness of yourself, others, and situations, you also raise awareness of something equally important: your value. #awareness #softskills #leadership #career #business #communication #relationships …see more