Soft skills are all the rage these days. Business leaders are always talking about what they need to do to teach soft skills and make sure employees know how to listen, collaborate, communicate, and connect with customers and co-workers.
Today my guest is Barbara Humpton, the CEO of Siemens USA, a global company that operates in several areas including industry, energy, healthcare, and infrastructure. Our discussion centers around developing a 21st Century workforce and how Siemens is training and reskilling its employees so they can stay relevant in the future of work. You will hear Barbara’s view on AI and automation, what a digital quotient is and why it is important for leaders to possess it, how to figure out your purpose at work, how Barbara deals with rejection and much more.