{"product_id":"9781440143618","title":"Championship Habits: Soft Skills in Hard Times for Leaders and Managers","description":"Most employees are educated and trained with the technical or hard skills necessary to perform their professions, but important components-soft skills-are often lacking. These skills represent a cluster of personal qualities, habits, attitudes, and social graces that make a person a good employee and a compatible coworker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloped for organizations that deal with customers face-to-face, Championship Habits outlines twenty core soft skills that author and successful entrepreneur Adolph Brown believes are the cornerstones of a successful business. Based on years of personal experience and research, he identified these core soft skills, or championship habits, which employees should possess. Some of them include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e? Strong work ethic \u003cbr\u003e? Sociability \u003cbr\u003e? Self-esteem \u003cbr\u003e? Confidence \u003cbr\u003e? Positive attitude \u003cbr\u003e? Self-management \u003cbr\u003e? Listening skills \u003cbr\u003e? Social skills \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy translating cutting-edge theory into concise, hip language with lasting and emotional impact and including a host of illustrative examples, Championship Habits describes the importance of these twenty core personal qualities and interpersonal traits in a business environment. He shows how incorporating these championship habits at every turn will ensure that the workplace and the work itself are rewarding, profitable, and gratifying.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142750519536,"sku":"9781440143618","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440143618_p0.jpg?v=1763757441","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440143618","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}