This course is part of the People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization

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Knowledge of people and soft skills are increasingly coming into focus and being recognized as critical for success – we can also call them  "Success Skills" or "Power Skills".  These skills and behaviours include: creating & delivering presentations; using the agile approach for working professionally to deliver quality work & experiences to clients; effectively collaborating with teams; effective impactful communications; dealing with challenges in a controlled & focused manner; and problem solving & solution implementation.
This course contains the final assessment for the soft  skills covered in the various courses in the People and Soft Skills specialization from IBM. Before taking this course please ensure you have completed all of the other 5 courses in the specialization that cover the various skills indicated above. 

This course contains a quiz in which you will be presented with multiple real-life inspired scenarios.  You will put your knowledge to the test and apply the soft skills learned from previous modules in the specialization to answer questions related to these scenarios.  

Upon successfully completing the course, you will be able to get your specialization certificate.

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People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization

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Before taking this course please ensure you have completed all of the other 5 courses in the IBM People and Soft Skills specialization.

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Skills you will gain

Social Skills
Professional Development
People Skills
Soft skills
Effective Communication

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Course 6 of 6 in the

People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization

Intermediate Level

Before taking this course please ensure you have completed all of the other 5 courses in the IBM People and Soft Skills specialization.

Approx. 2 hours to complete

English

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IBM is the global leader in business transformation through an open hybrid cloud platform and AI, serving clients in more than 170 countries around the world. Today 47 of the Fortune 50 Companies rely on the IBM Cloud to run their business, and IBM Watson enterprise AI is hard at work in more than 30,000 engagements. IBM is also one of the world’s most vital corporate research organizations, with 28 consecutive years of patent leadership. Above all, guided by principles for trust and transparency and support for a more inclusive society, IBM is committed to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week 1

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Success Skill Foundations

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4 readings

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About the People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success Specialization

Knowledge of soft skills or people Skills are increasingly coming into focus and being recognized as critical for success - hence at IBM we call them "Success Skills", and categorize them as "Hot Skills".

A research by Harvard University, Carnegie Foundation and Stanford Research Center has concluded that 85% of job success comes from having well developed soft skills and people skills,and only 15% of job success comes from Technical skills and knowledge (hard skills). This specialization is aimed at helping you develop these powerful people and soft skills and behaviors that include: creating & delivering impactful presentations; working professionally to deliver quality work & experiences; collaborating effectively with teams; communicating productively and efficiently; dealing with challenges, solving problems & implementing solutions. The program is made up of 5 short courses that you can take in any order, followed by a final assessment course. Upon completing this specialization, you will have developed knowledge and demonstrated an understanding of these essential skills. This specialization can be taken by anyone no matter your age or work experience. And is especially beneficial for those entering the workforce or in early stages of their careers. There are no course pre-requisites and this course can be completed either using the Coursera mobile app or a web browser on a laptop/desktop/tablet/mobile device.

People and Soft Skills for Professional and Personal Success

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