64: Should Accepting Compliments Be a Soft Skill?

A listener suggests that we add accepting compliments as a soft
skills since we have one that is accepting criticism in our list
of 55 soft skills people can use in the workplace. The cohosts
debate the merits of the suggestion in this episode.


In this episode, cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham
discuss the following:





Why accepting compliments is important in business

Why it matters

Whether accepting compliments is a good addition to the soft
skills list

An alternative proposal

A critique of The 55 Soft Skills That Guide Employee and
Organizational Success ignites our own issues with accepting
feedback

A few hints for better accepting compliments 






Hints for Accepting Compliments
Acknowledge it.Thank someone for the praise.Don’t blow it off.
Reflect it back.Be someone who gives compliments so others will
give it back to you.




Next Week


We will discuss the soft skills that go into successful selling
with an expert, Keith Daw of Sandler Training in Baltimore,
Maryland. New episodes every Wednesday.


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