Ready for Skill Development and a More Competitive Edge?
Rather than training brain based business relies on skill development, since it is important to reframe hard and soft skills to what I call smart skills to get your creative juices flowing: 
How can 10 Smart skills replace traditional hard and soft counterparts?
1. Outcome Based – Do you take solid steps toward doing your ideas? Yes ___No ___
2. Make Abstracts Concrete – Do you see and work for specific results? Yes ___ No ___
3. Approachability – Do others come to you for advice and for fun? Yes ___ No ___
4. Boss Relationships – Does what you say to the boss show support? Yes ___ No ___
5. Business Acumen – Would others describe you as skilled at work? Yes ___ No ___
6. Career Ambition – Have you upgraded your position lately? Yes ___ No ___
7. Caring About Direct Reports – Do you develop and grow from direct reports? Yes ___ No ___
8. Comfort Around Management - Do you share ideas and learn from management? Yes ___ No ___
9. Command Skills – Do you take and give productive commands? Yes ___ No ___
10. Compassion – Would others at work describe you as compassionate when in need? Yes ___ No ___
This exercise could spark development sessions for several hours or even days. When leaders complete this exercise for their department every two years, they set the stage to follow up with smaller redesigned development plans for specific areas to improve. What do you think?
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