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The Mis-Labeling of “Soft Skills”

May 9, 2025 | Renée Fishman

In the AI era, “soft skills” will become the future of work — and they’re harder to master than you think.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: artificial intelligence, compassion, empathy, future of work, holding space, holistic productivity, intuition, listening, skills

Mercury/Venus Conjunction in Cancer: Express Your Care

June 17, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Mercury and Venus form a conjunction as they move into Cancer, reminding us that far more important than expertise in a subject area is the way we communicate and relate to others.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: acceptance, astrology, Cancer, care, communication, compassion, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, knowledge, Mercury, respect, Venus

The Skills You Need in the Age of AI

February 26, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Is AI going to make your job irrelevant? Not if your work is based in certain core skills.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching, Creating, Productivity Tagged With: AI, business, empathy, future, intuition, listening, productivity, service, skills

7 Ways to Work With Mercury in Cancer to Improve Your Communication Skills

June 27, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Mercury in Cancer brings a focus to how we communicate beyond words. Here are 7 ways to work with Mercury in Cancer to improve your communication skills and enhance your messages.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, Cancer, care, communicating, communication, emotional intelligence, empathy, Mercury, messages, nurture, productivity, sensitivity, skills, speaking, story, support, writing

5 Things to Do to Hold Space for Another Person’s Emotions — and 3 Things Not to Do

October 29, 2022 | Renée Fishman

The term “holding space” can feel amorphous. Here are 5 tactical ways to hold space for another person’s emotions, and 3 things not to do.

Filed Under: Coaching, Life Tagged With: coaching, emotions, empathy, friendship, holding space, silence, support

Win With Kindness

November 13, 2021 | Renée Fishman

Kindness is not a “soft skill,” it’s a core skill.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: empathy, inner critic, kindness, productivity, self-compassion, self-kindness, winning

You Don’t Know What You Can’t See

July 29, 2021 | Renée Fishman

Everyone has things going on inside their bodies and in their lives that we don’t know about.

Filed Under: Coaching Tagged With: compassion, empathy, perspective

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