Understanding Me

This book is designed to show how soft skill development can be applied in helping managers and employees to better their performance. Whether the manager is just starting or is more tenured, soft skills will be a key area. Self-confidence bolstered by self-awareness and self-management are important at all levels of management. Personal abilities form the basis for motivation, drive, and behaviors that are needed for success. Successful managers need to have these vital soft skills, and this book will provide you with the key skills needed for further development and for enhancing the manager's individual performance and for the advancement of the organization. This book will benefit you in the development of talent in the workplace.

With extensive industry experience in developing people and extensive academic experience of helping students develop soft skills, my hope is that this book will be a valuable tool in your professional toolbox. The book can help with your professional growth and development in today's leadership challenges. I have found that developing soft skills has helped me to become a better manager and educator. I had empathy for my former employees, and I have even greater empathy for my former students, my current students, and my future students. Follow Joe's journey with his Pizza P and see how he (you) can benefit from soft skill development.