Soft Skills are the traits required for positive and constructive interactions with other people. This skill path is designed to provide you with a general understanding of the soft skills required to be a successful leader. Upon completing the skill path, you will earn a Credly digital badge that will demonstrate to employers that you’re ready for the job.
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Soft Skills are the traits required for positive and constructive interactions with other people. This skill path is designed to provide you with a general understanding of the soft skills required to be a successful leader. Upon completing the skill path, you will earn a Credly digital badge that will demonstrate to employers that you’re ready for the job.
In this skill path, you will learn the basics of soft skills, including communication, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, and time management.
Completing this skill path and the associated Assessments will prepare you for pursuing a career as a leader or manager for IT and cybersecurity-related functions.
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In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of communication. You will learn about core communication concepts, common barriers to communication, techniques for improving audience awareness, and more.
In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of emotional intelligence. You will learn about social awareness, empathy, relationship management, and how to apply emotional intelligence in the workplace.
In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of problem solving and critical thinking. You will learn about the problem-solving process, communicating problem-solving outcomes, and overcoming biases and decision traps.
In this course, you will be introduced to the basics of time management. You will learn strategies for setting goals, effective planning, minimizing distractions, and time-smart communications.
Exercise your problem-solving and creative thinking skills with security-centric puzzles
In this challenge, you will review a case study about communication. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to fostering communication within a corporate environment.
In this challenge, you will review a case study about emotional intelligence. You will consider the benefits of two approaches to leadership within a corporate environment.
Assess your knowledge and skills to identify areas for improvement and measure your growth
Test your knowledge of Soft Skills to identify strengths, gaps, and weaknesses in areas like Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving & Critical Thinking, and Time Management. Measure your mastery of Soft Skills and advance your career with targeted course recommendations.
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Put your skills to the test in virtual labs, challenges, and simulated environments.
Track your skills development from lesson to lesson using the Cybrary Skills Tracker.
Connect with peers and mentors through our supportive community of cybersecurity professionals.
This skill path is designed for learners with prior experience in cybersecurity, who wish to make the transition from an individual contributor to management. Experienced leaders and managers will also benefit from reviewing core concepts and testing their skills in this path's Challenge and Assessment modules.