Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast

Peggy Klaus, author of 'Brag: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It', discusses the challenge of promoting oneself without appearing arrogant. She shares insights on distinguishing good bragging from bad bragging and provides tips on promoting oneself in virtual and in-person settings, emphasizing the importance of sharing successes.

The podcast discusses productivity and time management, highlighting the importance of having a method for managing tasks. They recommend a book by David Allen and summarize his method for achieving clarity and control in task management.

This season I am officially lunching coaching opportunities for us to work together so you can master skills we discuss here, become a high performer in your career and lead ahigh performing team. To get the details first of these limited opportunities, go to hardcoresoftskillsppodcast.com and sign up to my newsletter. The key question that seems to come up regularly how can we be better leaders? I have spoken about this to various guests in my podcast and on of the epiodes that resonated the most was from L. David Marquet. He was the commander of a nucelar submarine and author of various leadership books including the classic Turn the Ship Around. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

This season I am officially lunching coaching opportunities for us to work together so you can master skills we discuss here, become a high performer in your career and lead ahigh performing team. To get the details first of these limited opportunities, go to hardcoresoftskillsppodcast.com and sign up to the newsletter. One of the questions I get asked is how do I deal with confrontation? One simple change we can apply is how we use our vocabulary. Listen to an excerpt from interview wiht author Sam Horn. To listen to the rest of the interview go here. https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/verbal-communications-sam-horn/ For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

This season I am officially lunching coaching opportunities for us to work together so you can master skills we discuss here, become a high performer in your career and lead ahigh performing team, To get the details first of these limited opportunities, go to hardcoresoftskillsppodcast.com and sign up to the newsletter. A key question you may have is "how do I demonstrate my soft skills in my job search?' Thea Kelley will answer this question. Thea Kelley is a job search and interview coach serving job seekers nationwide for more than 15 years. Her Amazon best-seller Get That Job! The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview has been praised as "Excellent" on Forbes.com. For smart job search tips and a FREE GIFT, subscribe to Thea's blog at https://jobsearchandinterviewcoach.com . Today we talked about how to demonstrate our soft skills, especially during the interview process. Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ or email me at yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com

Decision-making is a very necessary skill we need as leaders. In this episode, you will learn the best approaches to decision-making with a decision-making expert. Cheryl Strauss Einhorn (https://www.areamethod.com/) founded Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. Cheryl developed AREA during her two decades as an award-winning investigative journalist writing for publications ranging from The New York Times and Foreign Policy Magazine to Barron's and The Stanford Social Innovation Review. Cheryl teaches at Cornell University and has authored three books: Problem Solved, A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction, about personal and professional decision-making; Investing In Financial Research, A Decision-Making System for Better Results about financial and investment decisions; and new book about Problem Solver Profiles, Problem Solver, Maximizing Your Strengths To Make Better Decisions. If you want to receive more information, subscribe to my newsletter via https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ or email me at yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com

If you lsten to this podcast, you are definitely into improving yourself. You read boks, listen to podcast, seek mentors, and you are loking for answers to help you get to a next level. You need coaching. Even if you have not yet hired the help of an actual coach, you can take steps to coach yourself. Coach Yourself us the title of the book of my guest Antonia Bowring (https://www.ab-strategies.com/ ). Antonia is a highly credentialed, top New York executive coach. She works primarily with founders, C-Suite executives, and leadership teams. One of Antonia's areas of expertise is helping neurodiverse leaders, especially those with ADHD. Today you will learn various frameworks addressed in her book and setps you can take to start coaching yourself. Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ or email me at yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com

This is a replay of an interview which aired in Nov 2021. ---------------- My guest today, Oscar Trimboli (https://www.oscartrimboli.com/ ), shared some fascinating data that made me realized, we are barely listening to each other. Oscar is the author of Deep listening and Breakthroughs, professional speaker and host of the apple award winning podcast Depp Listening. This episode is a master class on listening. We talk about some fascinating concepts including listening villains and really simple steps you can take now to become a better listener and save you significant time on your work week. If you want to receive more information, subscribe to my newsletter via https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ or email me at yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com

Curiosity can save help your team and your job. In this episode, you will learn why this skill is so essential and how to master it. If you want to receive more information, subscribe to my newsletter via https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ or email me at yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerShare on SocialDownload Audio File

One of the most popular episodes was the interview with John Kotter, author of multiple books and the authority of change management. You can listen to it here: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/managing-change-john-p-kotter/ In this episode, we will review the 8 steps for change management from John Kotter. If you want to receive more information, subscribe to my newsletter via https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/ or email me at yadi@hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com