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place| In a previous article we listed 60 soft skills, which if
practised at the workplace, could boost your professional life.
Subjects like financial management, marketing management, HR
management can be taught in the classroom and can be studied at
home. But not soft skills. Soft skills are acquired and
experienced on the spot and cannot be developed by merely
reading textbooks. The soft skills you gain will equip you to
excel in your professional life and in your personal life. It is
a continuous learning process. The 60 soft skills mentioned can
be classified into corporate skills, employability skills and
life skills. In some parts of the world like in USA and
Australia, soft skills ate also known as world skills. These are
generally CEO level skills, but if you are familiar with them
you will be in a position to guide your boss towards success ie
working together for a common goal as a team. You can become a
courageous follower as mention