An Integrated Study Of The Philosophy Of Soft Skills And Emotional Intelligence

Abstract

The evolving nature of modern, scientific and technological advancements, the subsequent convergence of world markets and the modern organisational structures, have changed the way one looks at skills, attitude and work-culture, be it at the job market or the work-space. Consequently, one gets to see a very competitive market, wherein business organisations across the globe are realising that they either have to develop and adopt new approachesand skills to survive in the extremely competitive business world, or perish. Taking note of such a change, Alexander, C.P. (2012) stated that „today, the corporate swears by Targets, Speed, and Productivity‟ (Alexander, C.P. 2012., 13); thereby signalling that it is no longer enough to be an expert in thefield of domain knowledge and hard technical skills