Getting to the CORE: Putting an End to the Term “Soft Skills”

We need to retire the term “soft skills.” A new vocabulary for describing critical social and organizational skills is long overdue. Substituting the acronym “CORE” (Competence in Organizational and Relational Effectiveness) for the loaded word “soft” provides a more fitting term for the important s...

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Published in:Journal of management inquiry 2019-04, Vol.28 (2), p.225-227
Main Authors: Parlamis, Jennifer, Monnot, Matthew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Soft skills
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Summary:We need to retire the term “soft skills.” A new vocabulary for describing critical social and organizational skills is long overdue. Substituting the acronym “CORE” (Competence in Organizational and Relational Effectiveness) for the loaded word “soft” provides a more fitting term for the important skills the term describes and, in doing so, reframes the perceptions of these key skills to reflect their importance for career and organizational success.
ISSN:1056-4926
1552-6542
DOI:10.1177/1056492618818023