Soft Skills for CIOs and Aspiring CIOs: Four Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence

June 25, 2007 — CIO — Emotional intelligence and "soft" skills are musts for today's CIOs and other IT workers. From entry-level coders to those in the C-suite, few people have the luxury of a lone wolf mentality. Research shows it's your soft skills and emotional intelligence (EI) that determines everything from whether you get promoted to how happy you are at work. Luckily, with knowledge, awareness and practice, you can boost your EI.

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Randy Bancino

Profitable Growth Partners, LLC.