The 73% Wake-Up Call: 5 Years of Data Expose the Soft Skills Gap
Soft skill readiness is now a risk factor. In 2026, 73% of talent leaders ranked critical thinking as the most important skill needed, ahead of technical skills.
Soft Skills for Strong Leadership: If You’re Still Saying, “My Way or the Highway,” You’re Driving Solo
Let’s get real for a minute: in today’s workplace, technical chops and a compelling business model aren’t enough to lead effectively—especially if you’re running a small or mid-sized business where every relationship counts.
The Omnia Insights #17: Soft Skills for Success, Talent Trends, Exit Strategies
The Omnia Insights #17 Soft Skills for Success, Talent Trends, Exit Strategies Some of the most admired business leaders — Gary Vaynerchuk, Oprah Winfrey, Simon Sinek — attribute soft skills as fundamental to their success. And now, we have science to back it up! There is scientific research that shows companies focusing their hiring criteria on soft […]
Boost Your Business Success with Soft Skills: A Guide to Hiring, Developing, and Retaining Top Talent
Have you ever worked with someone who just seemed to have that “it” factor? That natural ability to navigate complex situations with ease, work effectively in a team, and communicate with empathy and clarity? Chances are, what you were witnessing was the power of soft skills. Hard skills may be why you hired them, but […]
Five Important Soft Skills They Don’t Teach in School
Whether you’re striving to succeed as a leader, a long-term individual contributor, or are just beginning your career, you want to succeed. Whether you’ve completed formal education at a university, technical school, or earned certifications, the truth remains formal education has its limits. Hard skills are essential, but they’re not all you need to succeed. […]
The 7 Soft Skills You Need to Be Successful
You may be a computer whiz, a scientific genius, or a master of mathematical theories. However, to be successful, you need more than just expertise in your given specialty. In fact, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employees (NACE), when participating employers were asked to name the attributes they seek in candidates, they […]
10 Great Interview Questions to Identify Candidates’ Soft Skills
An employee’s soft skills can make or break their job performance, especially in leadership positions. Technical or “hard” skills are certainly important, but having good soft skills—those personal characteristics like agreeableness, empathy, the ability to influence and listen, likeability, and the ability to resolve conflict—will determine whether an employee can enlist the necessary cooperation and […]
Why Is Workplace Conflict So Hard to Resolve When You’re the One in the Middle?
Most workplace conflict gets labeled as a personality clash, a communication breakdown, or a resource problem. And those things are real. But they’re symptoms.
Does This Candidate Have What It Takes? Why the Answer Has Nothing to Do with Their Resume
The resume tells you what someone has done. It does not tell you how they are wired to work.
AI and Hiring: Opportunities, Limits, and What’s Next
AI is moving fast in talent selection. Faster than many are fully prepared for. What used to be experimental is now operational.
