Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast

This is episode 200!    This is why I wrote theboo In this episode, Nicole Greer, from the Vibrant Culture podcast, interviews Yadi Caro to discuss the contents of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work with Humans.  Get a copy of the book  Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in  Amazon ,  Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and mor...

In this episode, host Yadi Caro, and Joe Bogdan, auhtor and host of The Waypoint Better Podcast ( https://waypointbetter.com/) , discuss the top skills leaders need now.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in  Amazon ,  Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskills.com/

Soft skills are having a moment—but they're still widely misunderstood, undervalued, or dismissed as "nice to have." In this episode, Galen sits down with Yadi Caro to unpack why that perception persists—and why it's costing teams more than they realize. Drawing from her experience working with elite technical teams in the defense sector, Yadi reframes soft skills as something far more rigorous: e...

How do we create a great culture in our workplace? What does culture mean? We wlaways talk about it yet it seems its something that comes ditacted by corporate and if our culture sucks, well, there is not much we can do. In today's episode you will learn how you can create a great wokrplace with a wibrant culture as my guest Nicole Greer says. Nicole is the CEO of Vibrant Culture, and she coaches...

Replay of conversation with Yadi Caro and Dr. Alise Cortez for the Working on Purpose podcast.  Get a copy of the book  Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in  Amazon ,  Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/    

How do we become visible and assume leadership roles? In this coversation with Dr. Cindy Young, author of the book Invisible Introvert, learn tools and tips to increase impact as an intovert.    Get a copy of the book  Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in  Amazon ,  Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://ww...

Finding a mentor can be intimidating. In this episode, learn the steps to ask someone to become a mentor for you. Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/  

Building our EQ takes time and effort. In this episode, learn the first steps to build it.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

In this episode, learn why conflict is not always bad and how to distinguish good and bad conflict.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Adpatability is a critical skill we need today. In this episode, learn how to develop this skill. Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Meetings can be painful. In this episode, learn tecniques to have better meetings.   Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

If you find yourself constantly putting out fires (figuratively speaking), listen to this episode for a quick technique on how to prioritize.   Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Curiosity is a key to innovation. Learn in this episode how to hel your team build curiosity. Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

AI can help us solve problems more efficiently, yet as humans we need to be able to find the right problems to solve. In this episode, learn a technique to do so.   Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Motivating a team is a great challenge. In this episode, learn key actions to help you build intrinsic motivation.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Yadi Caro talks to Jeremy Wood on the Geek Within Podcast. Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Aritificial Intelligence can help us write, but we need to write to develop our intelligence. Learn more in this episode.    Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

We all have to speak in public regardless of our role. Listen to this episode to learn how to practice with your team.    Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/  

In this episode, learn how to do a listening audit to help you and your team improve your listening skills.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. Here are more epsiodes on listening and other communicaton skills: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/categories/communications/   For previo...

In this epsiode, learn how to know yourself and overcome challenges with leadership identity expert and coach Dana Williams ( https://www.danawilliamsco.com/) .    Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

In this episode, Yadi interviews leadership coach and auhtor DR. AZ Habtewold to discuss top skills for tech professionals.    Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

In this interview for The A to Z Podcast with Dr. Az Habtewold, Yadi Caro shares the top skills tech professionals need now.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble.   For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Netwroking is not just for job searching. At work, we need to build realtionships to get stuff done.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

Building empathy is a necessary skill. In this episode learn some tools to develop it.  Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to:  https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/

To create a great team, you must first start with assessing yourself. In this episode learn how to do this for yourself and your team members.   Get a copy of the book Hardcore Soft Skills: A Guide to Work With Humans . Also available in Amazon , Audible , Walmart, and Barnes and Noble. For previous episodes and more resources go to: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/