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I live in, and have lived for a long time, Darien. I grew up in a middle class neighborhood and home, and overall most of Darien is pretty much middle class too.

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Due to my community being an average middle class community, the average working person has an income of about $100,003. What's great about this is that about 20 years ago, income was about $30,000 less than it is now. Though there are many living in nice homes and towns, about 5.1% lives in poverty, majority being minorities.

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The graduating rate for my high school is around 86%. Hinsdale South is high academic based school, and those who do graduate tend to get into very good colleges.

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Those who hold power in my community are the ones who can persuade and change the day to day life of citizens. Those who hold this power are, teachers, mayors, city workers, etc. Those who protest for their beliefs and opinions even hold power.

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Some political groups such as the Republican and Democratic party of Illinois hold power in my community. These organization groups have authority to persuade and change peoples opinions. And with that, they can add opinions and some decisions with elections, such as the Presidential Elections.

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With this, skill and power go hand in hand. When one has a lot of skill, they are more inclined to make better and efficient decisions, therefore being able to fix problems. If you are intelligent in decision making and problem solving, you will be given the chance to hold power more than others.

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Soft skills are all those skills that help us make better decisions, be more flexible or creative, communicate better with our environment and face problems head on. They are skills that revolve around the way we act and think, as opposed to hard skills, which are acquired through technical training and require know-how.

However, the old concept of soft skills has been gradually replaced by power skills: a more “empowered” version that refers to the way in which these types of skills can train us to become more competent in our jobs and in our lives in general.

Have you ever heard of them? Read on and discover which are the most important to develop among your team members.

Much more than soft skills

Power skills help you to increase your employees’ productivity and achieve a better working environment. And the good news is that, although not everyone is born with them, they can be taught. Fortunately, there are a range of methods through which you can develop these skills within your organization. But which skills should you promote among your staff?

According to one of the latest studies carried out by LinkedIn Learning, seven power skills rank among the best-valued by organizations.

Seven key power skills to ensure your organization’s success

1. Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and express emotions. The more developed our sense of emotional intelligence, the greater our social development will be. This involves self-awareness, emotional control and self-regulation.

With emotional intelligence, your employees will be able to face even the most difficult situations with greater composure. Possessing this skill is always an advantage, as it allows us to view situations from a range of perspectives and learn from them.  It also helps us to empathize: that is, to see things from other people’s points of view. As such, it is associated with good work performance, as it allows employees to very easily understand coworkers’ and customers’ situations.

2. Communication

Communication plays a fundamental role in human relationships. However, it is not enough to simply communicate, you need to know how to communicate effectively. This can be achieved by expressing concepts and instructions in plain language and by practicing active listening.

The ability to communicate is paramount when it comes to creating a relaxed and productive environment at work. Most problems within an organization can be solved with efficient and transparent communication.

3. Adaptability

This skill can be defined as the ability to modify our behaviour in response to different situations, quickly and effectively.

People with this ability demonstrate a positive attitude to change and can immediately and effectively solve any difficulties that may arise throughout the working process. They are also able to adapt quickly to new tasks.

4. Creativity

Our modern world is demanding and constantly changing. As such, those companies that can provide innovative solutions to challenges enjoy greater success than their competitors. And how do you arrive at these solutions? It’s obvious! With creativity.

The creativity of your employees is directly related to their ability to innovate, a quality that will be reflected in everything the company does – guaranteeing long-term success.

5. Collaboration

As social animals, human beings are designed to live in a society. Thanks to our ability to collaborate, we have been able to make it through the early days of humanity and continue evolving to develop our modern societies.

Collaborative work allows us to achieve a common goal much faster. That’s why companies value employees who are able to work as a team – delegating or making decisions – because they know that these people are key to the company’s success.

6. Leadership

Leadership is the ability to lead teams and projects. Leaders are people who can define a strategy to achieve a common goal.

You’re bound to have heard of Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, or Mark Zuckerberg. These are people we call leaders. What do they have in common? Ambition, the ability to think globally, and the capacity to instil confidence in their teams.

7. Time management

As the old saying goes: time is money! And time is indeed precious: a scarce resource that we cannot afford to waste in our lives or in our work.

The ability to make good use of time allows us to progress and achieve goals faster. People who can manage their time efficiently will be more productive, generating a positive impact on their daily work, their colleagues, and the company as a whole.

So, are you ready to empower your employees? At isEazy Skills, we offer an extensive catalogue of more than 250 courses and programmes to develop your employees’ power skills.

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From soft skills to power skills: the abilities that empower your team

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Descubre que son las power skills y cuáles son las 7 fundamentales para garantizar el éxito de tu organización.

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As I get older, I will finish high school and then college, which will hopefully lend me a well paying, efficient job. This is a way I will attempt to hold power in my community, so I'm able to help and change others.

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The people who shape my beliefs the most are my friends and family. The reason behind this is because of how much I am around them, especially my friends. Economic and political systems also shape these values, because of the media and news that I listen to and read everyday.

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The vast majority of citizens in my community are Christian. The second largest are Muslims and so on. Having some diversity in religion where I live is, I think, beneficial for all of us. The reasoning is, I think it's important to learn about different backgrounds and cultures that others have.

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Teams and organizations truly only work when there's diverse ideas. Creativity comes from different ideas and backgrounds. If there's a group of people with the same beliefs and values trying to solve a problem, there would only be about 1 or 2 perspectives. With a diverse group of people, problems would be solved more effectively because now there are many thoughts and opinions about a topic.

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Why its important to engage with different beliefs

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Why its important to engage with different beliefs

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Though you may have your own opinion and belief about something(s), it's always a good idea to share and engage with others who value their own opinions. Expressing and receiving other peoples ideas and beliefs can lead to new ideas. Without this, innovation wouldn't be as effective and there wouldn't be as much change in our society.

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As a generation, we are surrounded by technology such as phones, computers, television, etc. This also leads to the constant form of entertainment that we can't get enough of, i.e. social media. Social media can be a large number of things: Instagram, News, Reddit, Yelp. All of this adds up to unhealthy life styles that we can't necessarily control.

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Big technology companies surround us everyday. As for me, I am on technology constantly, specifically on some big tech company. Platforms such as Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, etc. are some of the platforms me, along with friends and family, are constantly on. Places like Amazon are so convenient, we don't even think twice about using it.

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My culture varies in many different ways. I was raised as a Catholic which basically meant I went to religious education and church every Sunday. Most of my family is Irish, which means we have a large celebration on St. Patrick's day. I am also Hungarian and German. My family and I only speak English, and education means a lot to my us.

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Technology comes with a large responsibility, and if we use it correctly, it can be pretty useful. Communication has become easy and efficient throughout phones and even computers. Advertisements for businesses have become a large part of social media, which obviously helps out a lot, especially for smaller companies. These advertisements have also led to greater job opportunities for many people.

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Though there are some great benefits that come from the world of technology, there are many negatives as well. Dependency is a large part of why technology and social media is damaging. People become so dependent of their phone or other mobile device to the point of never putting it down. Technology also creates privacy problems for many, and it reduces the effort from humans. We sit on our devices more than we get out of the house, and a lot of the time its not only for work.

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My culture consists of a lot of family time, specifically around holidays. These are always the best times, mainly because any other time it is rare that I see my family outside of my parents and siblings.

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St. Patrick's Day is a largely celebrated holiday, specifically in Chicago. The city celebrates by dying the Chicago River green and the host parades and other celebrations throughout the city. As a family, we too have a large celebration around this time of year.