The soft skills deficit Five years ago, while teaching full-time as an English instructor at a community college, I became painfully aware of my students’ lack of soft skills. When I walked into class, I greeted my students. Many times, only a few would…
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Category: coaching, college students, soft skills, training, workplaceTags: action, Bruce Tulgan, candidate, communication, digital native, education, employers, Gen Z, higher education, hiring, mentoring, onboarding, Pew Research, recruiting, research, smartphone, soft skills, soft skills gap, teaching, technology, training, VisionCritical, work
Posted on September 21, 2018
by bethanywallace
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It’s the age of truth-telling in the workplace. #MeToo and #WhyIDidntReport are shaking things up; many people who have kept quiet for years are becoming brave enough to find voices. What does this mean for human resources professionals? Awareness, training, and attention to detail…
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Category: about Bethany, workplaceTags: advice, doing the right thing, filing charges, human resources, MeToo, policies, reporting, retaliation, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Title IX, training, truth, WhyIDidntReport, workplace
Recently, my family and I traveled across two states to the Gulf Coast to visit the beach. My daughter is still at that wonderful age of resisting the notion of “potty breaks.” Half an hour after a pit stop, she insisted on stopping again–immediately….
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Category: branding, coaching, soft skills, workplaceTags: administration, Bethany Wallace, branding, business, career services, careercoachbethany, college, college students, culture, employees, executive coaching, faculty, first impression, Goodman Mississippi, higher education, Holmes Community College, interpersonal skills, recruiting, retention, soft skills, soft skills solutions, staff, training, university, workplace
Posted on May 5, 2018
by bethanywallace
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What is the bravest thing any small business owner, leader, or manager can do? What is the boldest question a leader can ask? I propose that it’s this: “What’s my part of the problem?” If the video isn’t playing properly click here. Recently, a…
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Category: coaching, communication, soft skills, training, workplaceTags: attitudes, Bethany Wallace, brave, business owner, careercoachbethany, collaboration, culture, employees, executive coaching, leader, manager, performance, problem solving, productivity, responsibility, results, retention, ROI, soft skills, solutions, team, training, what's my part of the problem, workplace
I once joined a professional organization with a diverse membership. We met weekly and discussed industry-related research. Every member sought to grow professionally; most attended at least one yearly conference hosted by the organization so the members grew pretty close. But one of the…
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Category: about Bethany, career development, coaching, communication, mentoring, soft skills, workplaceTags: attitude, better or bitter, career change, communication, difficult people, growth, hostile environment, inappropriate, job search, learning, legal action, meetings, mentor, new job, presenter, professional development, soft skills, speaker, workplace
Posted on February 7, 2018
by bethanywallace
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Transparency. Isn’t it lovely? Unless we’re talking about bra straps or Scotch tape, not necessarily. No one wants to see (or smell) your dirty laundry. I promise. While transparency certainly has its place in the…
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Category: branding, coaching, soft skills, workplaceTags: bio, boundaries, branding, branding statement, character, counselor, decision making, elevator pitch, henry cloud, impression, john townsend, LinkedIn, relationships, reputation, soft skills, transparency, work
Posted on February 1, 2018
by bethanywallace
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In my twenties and into my early thirties, I repeatedly heard this from supervisors, more experienced colleagues, and authors: “Show up early, stay late, and dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” I took that advice to heart. Almost daily,…
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