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willingness to learn, willingness to compromise individual goals to achieveteam goals, ability to <br />find positive solutions for negative situations, creativity and critical thinking,strategic vision, <br />etc.According to the online job siteindeed, “soft skills are personal habits and traits that shape <br />how youwork, on your own and with others.” These are the skills that typically determinethe <br />success of a leader, rather than hard skills. Our consultant recommended that in addition to <br />addressing the action items from the organizational effectiveness survey, providing soft skills <br />training will help to build better workplace culture and develop future leaders. <br /> <br />Workplace culture is not a problem to solve; rather, it is an issue to manage. This means <br />ongoing commitment from all involved: commission, leadership team, and employees. It takes <br />intention and effort from all involved to build a strong team. When one or all groups are looking <br />at “what’s in it for me” rather than “what is beneficial for all concerned,” the foundation of that <br />team is not solid.It will take effort from the employees to improve workplace culture, as well as <br />that of the leadershipteam. Additionally, it will take the support from the commission. One <br />way that the commission can support the efforts of building good workplace culture and <br />contributing the foundation of a strong team is to support employee development and training. <br /> <br />The amount budgeted to address this specific soft skills training in 2020 was $5,000. The scope <br />for this training was mid-organization leaders like leads, specialists, and forepersons. After <br />discussion with another consultant, the budget scope is too narrow. The scope needs to be <br />expanded to include all employees providing level-specific soft skills trainings. Staff requests <br />that the commission approve reallocating the $5,000 budgeted for commission contingency <br />toward employee soft skill training and improving workplace culture. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />77 <br />