Soft Skills I: Keys to Success in the 21st Century

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Soft skills are personal attributes that help you interact more effectively and harmoniously with other people. These are often called “people skills” or EQ, emotional intelligence quotient. Soft skills are an essential for being a leader and persuading others to pay attention to you. People with strong soft skills have more satisfying professional and, more importantly, personal lives. Their bosses rate them as more productive and impactful. Their colleagues appreciate them. They lead healthier lives.

This launch session will explore what are soft skills and why you should care about further developing these. We will offer tips for immediate impact and work on a personal road map in the journey of becoming more effective in your professional and personal life.

Facilitator:

PK Agarwal
Regional Dean & CEO
Northeastern University - Silicon Valley

P.K. Agarwal serves as the Dean and CEO of Northeastern University Silicon Valley, which is the west coast expansion of Boston based Northeastern University, renowned for its experiential learning and coops. He is also the Chairman of Future 500, a Bay Area based pioneer in the area of global sustainability. Until recently, he was the CEO of TiE Global, dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship across 61 cities in 18 countries. Prior to TiE, P.K served as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Chief Technology Officer for the State of California. He has also been in executive and management roles with ACS (now Xerox), NIC Inc., and EDS (now HP).

He helped pioneer the use of Internet in government and shaped the national and state policy in this area, dating back to Al Gore’s National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council in 1995. He had the unique distinction of having a U.S. national annual award named as the “P.K. Agarwal Award for Leadership in Electronic Government”. He also served as the president of National Association of State CIO’s and the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council (ec3). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and an adjunct faculty at USC and USF. He is an Alum of IIT Delhi and UC Berkeley.