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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Умение – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Умение" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vje%C5%A1tina" title="Vještina – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Vještina" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habilitat" title="Habilitat – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Habilitat" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%82%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%C4%83%D1%85" title="Ăстайлăх – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Ăстайлăх" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schopnost" title="Schopnost – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Schopnost" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A6rdighed" title="Færdighed – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Færdighed" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertigkeit" title="Fertigkeit – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Fertigkeit" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskus" title="Oskus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Oskus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B5%CE%BE%CE%B9%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B1" title="Δεξιότητα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Δεξιότητα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lerteco" title="Lerteco – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Lerteco" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="توانمندی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="توانمندی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habilet%C3%A9_(technique)" title="Habileté (technique) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Habileté (technique)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8A%A5%EB%A0%A5" title="능력 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="능력" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6" title="Հմտություն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հմտություն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE" title="कुशलता – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कुशलता" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vje%C5%A1tina" title="Vještina – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Vještina" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keterampilan" title="Keterampilan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Keterampilan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habilitate" title="Habilitate – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Habilitate" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isakhono" title="Isakhono – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="Isakhono" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A6fni" title="Hæfni – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Hæfni" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilit%C3%A0" title="Abilità – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Abilità" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA" title="מיומנות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מיומנות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8C%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%B2" title="ಕೌಶಲ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕೌಶಲ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufundi" title="Ufundi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Ufundi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geb%C4%97jimas" title="Gebėjimas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gebėjimas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A9pess%C3%A9g" title="Képesség – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Képesség" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Вештина – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Вештина" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaardigheid" title="Vaardigheid – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Vaardigheid" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB" title="スキル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スキル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdighet" title="Ferdighet – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ferdighet" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A4" title="ਮੁਹਾਰਤ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਮੁਹਾਰਤ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DA%93%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7_(%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA)" title="وړتيا (مهارت) – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="وړتيا (مهارت)" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umiej%C4%99tno%C5%9Bci" title="Umiejętności – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Umiejętności" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abilitate" title="Abilitate – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Abilitate" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Умение – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Умение" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shkatht%C3%ABsia" title="Shkathtësia – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Shkathtësia" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbilitati" title="Abbilitati – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Abbilitati" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill" title="Skill – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Skill" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1" title="هنر – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="هنر" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schopnos%C5%A5" title="Schopnosť – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Schopnosť" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82" title="Способност – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Способност" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taito" title="Taito – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Taito" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A4rdighet" title="Färdighet – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Färdighet" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasanayan" title="Kasanayan – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Kasanayan" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D" title="திறன் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="திறன்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a 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<div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Ability to carry out a task</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Skill_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Skill (disambiguation)">Skill (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Mastery_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Mastery (disambiguation)">Mastery (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p> A <b>skill</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Learning" title="Learning">learned</a> or innate <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ability" title="Ability">ability</a> to act with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Skills can often<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="This term requires quantification. (November 2024)">quantify</span></a></i>]</sup> be divided into <a href="/wiki/Departmentalization" title="Departmentalization">domain</a>-general and domain-specific skills. Some examples of general skills include <a href="/wiki/Time_management" title="Time management">time management</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teamwork" title="Teamwork">teamwork</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Leadership" title="Leadership">leadership</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and self-<a href="/wiki/Motivation" title="Motivation">motivation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast, domain-specific skills would be used only for a certain job, e.g. operating a <a href="/wiki/Sand_blaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Sand blaster">sand blaster</a>. Skill usually requires certain environmental stimuli and situations to assess the level of skill being shown and used.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A skill may be called an <b>art</b> when it represents a body of knowledge or branch of learning, as in <i>the art of medicine</i> or <i>the art of war</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although <a href="/wiki/The_arts" title="The arts">the arts</a> are also skills, there are many skills that form an art but have no connection to the <a href="/wiki/Fine_art" title="Fine art">fine arts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>People need a broad range of skills to contribute to the modern economy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> A joint <a href="/wiki/ASTD" class="mw-redirect" title="ASTD">ASTD</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Department_of_Labor" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Department of Labor">U.S. Department of Labor</a> study showed that through technology, the workplace is changing, and identified 16 basic skills that employees must have to be able to change with it.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three broad categories of skills are suggested: technical, human, and conceptual.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first two can be substituted with hard and soft skills, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hard_skills">Hard skills</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Hard skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Hard skills</b>, also called <b>technical skills</b>, are any skills relating to a specific task or situation. It involves both understanding and proficiency in such specific activity that involves methods, processes, procedures, or techniques.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These skills are easily quantifiable unlike <i><a href="/wiki/Soft_skills" title="Soft skills">soft skills</a></i>, which are related to one's personality.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are also skills that can be or have been tested and may entail some professional, technical, or academic qualification.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Holistic_competency">Holistic competency</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Holistic competency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Holistic competencies is an umbrella term for different types of generic skills (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Critical_thinking" title="Critical thinking">critical thinking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Problem-solving" class="mw-redirect" title="Problem-solving">problem-solving</a> skills, positive values, and attitudes (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Psychological_resilience" title="Psychological resilience">resilience</a>, appreciation for others) which are essential for life-long learning and whole-person development.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Labor_skills">Labor skills</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Labor skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Skill_(labor)" title="Skill (labor)">Skill (labor)</a></div> <p>Skilled workers have long had historical import (<i>see</i> <a href="/wiki/Division_of_labour" title="Division of labour">division of labour</a>) as <a href="/wiki/Electrician" title="Electrician">electricians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masonry" title="Masonry">masons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpentry" title="Carpentry">carpenters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blacksmith" title="Blacksmith">blacksmiths</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baker" title="Baker">bakers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brewer" class="mw-redirect" title="Brewer">brewers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cooper_(profession)" title="Cooper (profession)">coopers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Printer_(publisher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Printer (publisher)">printers</a> and other occupations that are economically productive. Skilled workers were often politically active through their <a href="/wiki/Craft_guild" class="mw-redirect" title="Craft guild">craft guilds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_skills">Life skills</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Life skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Life_skills" title="Life skills">Life skills</a></div> <p>An ability and capacity acquired through deliberate, systematic, and sustained effort to smoothly and adaptively carry out complex activities or job functions involving ideas (cognitive skills), things (technical skills), and/or people (interpersonal skills).<sup id="cite_ref-WHO_1999_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WHO_1999-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWHO1993[httpsappswhointirisbitstreamhandle1066563552WHO_MNH_PSF_937A_Rev2pdfsequence1isAllowedypage18_14]:_°[[decision-making]]_-_[[problem-solving]];_°[[creative_thinking]]_-_[[critical_thinking]];_°[[communication]]_-_[[interpersonal_relationship]]s;_°[[self-awareness]]_-_[[empathy]];_°[[coping]]_with_-_[[emotion]]s_and_[[stressor]]s_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWHO1993[httpsappswhointirisbitstreamhandle1066563552WHO_MNH_PSF_937A_Rev2pdfsequence1isAllowedypage18_14]:_°[[decision-making]]_-_[[problem-solving]];_°[[creative_thinking]]_-_[[critical_thinking]];_°[[communication]]_-_[[interpersonal_relationship]]s;_°[[self-awareness]]_-_[[empathy]];_°[[coping]]_with_-_[[emotion]]s_and_[[stressor]]s-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People_skills">People skills</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: People skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/People_skills" title="People skills">People skills</a></div> <p>According to the <i><a href="/wiki/American_City_Business_Journals" title="American City Business Journals">Portland Business Journal</a></i>, people skills are described as:<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>understanding ourselves and moderating our responses</li> <li>talking effectively and <a href="/wiki/Empathy" title="Empathy">empathizing</a> accurately</li> <li>building relationships of <a href="/wiki/Trust_(social_sciences)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trust (social sciences)">trust</a>, respect and productive interactions.</li></ul> <p>A British definition is "the ability to communicate effectively with people in a friendly way, especially in business."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term is already listed in major US dictionaries.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term <i>people skills</i> is used to include both psychological skills and <a href="/wiki/Social_skills" title="Social skills">social skills</a> but is less inclusive than <a href="/wiki/Life_skills" title="Life skills">life skills</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Social_skills">Social skills</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Social skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Social_skills" title="Social skills">Social skills</a></div> <p>Social skills are any skills facilitating <a href="/wiki/Interpersonal_relationship" title="Interpersonal relationship">interaction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Social_Communication" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Communication">communication</a> with others. <a href="/wiki/Social_rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Social rule">Social rules</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interpersonal_relationship" title="Interpersonal relationship">relations</a> are created, communicated, and changed in verbal and nonverbal ways. The process of learning such skills is called <a href="/wiki/Socialization" title="Socialization">socialization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clausen_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clausen-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 5">: 5 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soft_skills">Soft skills</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Soft skills"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Soft_skills" title="Soft skills">Soft skills</a></div> <p>Soft skills are a combination of interpersonal people skills, social skills, communication skills, character traits, attitudes, career attributes and <a href="/wiki/Emotional_intelligence" title="Emotional intelligence">emotional intelligence</a> quotient (EQ) among others.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development_and_maintenance">Development and maintenance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Development and maintenance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Development of a very high level of skill is often desirable for economic, social, or personal reasons. </p><p>In his 2008 book <i><a href="/wiki/Outliers_(book)" title="Outliers (book)">Outliers</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Gladwell" title="Malcolm Gladwell">Malcolm Gladwell</a> proposed the "10,000 hour rule", that world-class skill could be developed by practicing for 10,000 hours. This principle was disputed by other commentators, pointing out feedback is necessary for improvement, and that practice is no guarantee of success. </p><p>In his 2019 book <i><a href="/wiki/Range:_Why_Generalists_Triumph_in_a_Specialized_World" title="Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World">Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/David_Epstein_(journalist)" title="David Epstein (journalist)">David Epstein</a> argues that a period of sampling different activities (whether musical instruments, sports, or professions) can be helpful before choosing a specialization. Epstein argues that many tasks require a variety of skills which tend to be possessed by more well-rounded people, and finding a task which is a better fit to one's personality and interests can overcome the advantage otherwise provided by having more practice earlier in life and attempting peak performance as a younger person. Someone who has demonstrated a high level of knowledge or skill in multiple disciplines is known as a <a href="/wiki/Polymath" title="Polymath">polymath</a>, or in musical performance, a <a href="/wiki/Multi-instrumentalist" title="Multi-instrumentalist">multi-instrumentalist</a>. </p><p>A long-standing question is to what extent skills can be learned versus the degree that innate talent is required for high-caliber performance. Epstein finds evidence for both sides with respect to <a href="/wiki/High-performance_sport" title="High-performance sport">high-performance sport</a> in his 2013 book <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Gene" title="The Sports Gene">The Sports Gene</a></i>. For thinking tasks, the <a href="/wiki/Heritability_of_IQ" title="Heritability of IQ">heritability of IQ</a> has been extensively studied to try to answer this question, though does not necessarily map directly onto skill level for any given thinking task. </p><p>A study of professional and master <a href="/wiki/Tenpin_bowling" title="Tenpin bowling">tenpin bowlers</a> found that average scores declined less than 10% from age 20 to age 70.<sup id="cite_ref-AgeAgeing_20071016_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AgeAgeing_20071016-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This decline in a sport focusing on skill and technique is considerably smaller than that of events dominated by muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance or agility—which are known to decrease about 10% <i>per decade</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AgeAgeing_20071016_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AgeAgeing_20071016-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Communication_skills" class="mw-redirect" title="Communication skills">Communication skills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Competence_(human_resources)" title="Competence (human resources)">Competence (human resources)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deskilling" title="Deskilling">Deskilling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DISCO_-_European_Dictionary_of_Skills_and_Competences" class="mw-redirect" title="DISCO - European Dictionary of Skills and Competences">DISCO - European Dictionary of Skills and Competences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition" title="Dreyfus model of skill acquisition">Dreyfus model of skill acquisition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forecast_skill" title="Forecast skill">Forecast skill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_of_skill" title="Game of skill">Game of skill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Online_skill-based_game" title="Online skill-based game">Online skill-based game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Object_skill" title="Object skill">Object skill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procedural_knowledge" title="Procedural knowledge">Procedural knowledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transferable_skills_analysis" title="Transferable skills analysis">Transferable skills analysis</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Skill&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBarker2016" class="citation book cs1">Barker, Philip (29 April 2016) [2010]. "Introduction". In Barker, Philip; van Schaik, Paul (eds.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=emEWDAAAQBAJ"><i>Electronic Performance Support: Using Digital Technology to Enhance Human Ability</i></a>. A Gower Book (reprint ed.). London: CRC Press. p. 15. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781317145219" title="Special:BookSources/9781317145219"><bdi>9781317145219</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 November</span> 2024</span>. <q>The skills that any given individual has can be classified into two basic types: innate and acquired. An innate skill is one which someone possesses as a natural consequence of his/her existence. Examples of innate skills include: the ability to observe one's environment using visual techniques; the recognition of pleasant and unpleasant aromas using one's sense of smell, the sensing of different acoustic stimuli; tactile sensing; and the generation of sonic utterances of various sorts.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Introduction&rft.btitle=Electronic+Performance+Support%3A+Using+Digital+Technology+to+Enhance+Human+Ability&rft.place=London&rft.series=A+Gower+Book&rft.pages=15&rft.edition=reprint&rft.pub=CRC+Press&rft.date=2016-04-29&rft.isbn=9781317145219&rft.aulast=Barker&rft.aufirst=Philip&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DemEWDAAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASkill" class="Z3988"></span> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Compare: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFReference-OED-_skill" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?q=skill">"skill"</a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Oxford_English_Dictionary" title="Oxford English Dictionary">Oxford English Dictionary</a></i> (Online ed.). <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University_Press" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=skill&rft.btitle=Oxford+English+Dictionary&rft.edition=Online&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oed.com%2Fsearch%2Fdictionary%2F%3Fq%3Dskill&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASkill" class="Z3988"></span> <span style="font-size:0.95em; font-size:95%; color: var( --color-subtle, #555 )">(Subscription or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oed.com/public/login/loggingin#withyourlibrary">participating institution membership</a> required.)</span> " 6.a. Capability of accomplishing something with precision and certainty; practical knowledge in combination with ability; cleverness, expertness. Also, an ability to perform a function, acquired or learnt with practice [...].</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHeppStarlingElbrachtMiriam_Sneha_Rajkumar2023" class="citation book cs1">Hepp, Nicolas; Starling, Riley Lynn; Elbracht, Greta; Miriam Sneha Rajkumar; Win Khant; Wang, Pengji (4 August 2023). "Contemporary Employability Norms for Guest-Facing Hospitality Workers: Some Empirical Evidence During Covid-19". In Eijdenberg, Emiel L.; Mukherjee, Malobi; Wood, Jacob (eds.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lkfPEAAAQBAJ"><i>Innovation-Driven Business and Sustainability in the Tropics: Proceedings of the Sustainability, Economics, Innovation, Globalisation and Organisational Psychology Conference 2023 (SEIGOP 2023)</i></a>. Singapore: Springer Nature. p. 338. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789819929092" title="Special:BookSources/9789819929092"><bdi>9789819929092</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 November</span> 2024</span>. <q>If the emotional dynamics of a team can be considered part of teamwork as a skill, then there is strong support for teamwork as the top quality in the employability framework.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Contemporary+Employability+Norms+for+Guest-Facing+Hospitality+Workers%3A+Some+Empirical+Evidence+During+Covid-19&rft.btitle=Innovation-Driven+Business+and+Sustainability+in+the+Tropics%3A+Proceedings+of+the+Sustainability%2C+Economics%2C+Innovation%2C+Globalisation+and+Organisational+Psychology+Conference+2023+%28SEIGOP+2023%29&rft.place=Singapore&rft.pages=338&rft.pub=Springer+Nature&rft.date=2023-08-04&rft.isbn=9789819929092&rft.aulast=Hepp&rft.aufirst=Nicolas&rft.au=Starling%2C+Riley+Lynn&rft.au=Elbracht%2C+Greta&rft.au=Miriam+Sneha+Rajkumar&rft.au=Win+Khant&rft.au=Wang%2C+Pengji&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DlkfPEAAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASkill" class="Z3988"></span> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFNorthouse2023" class="citation book cs1">Northouse, Peter G. (29 November 2023). "Understanding Leadership". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=COXgEAAAQBAJ"><i>Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice</i></a> (6 ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications. pp. <span class="nowrap">2–</span>3. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781071884966" title="Special:BookSources/9781071884966"><bdi>9781071884966</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2023038761">2023038761</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 November</span> 2024</span>. <q>[...] six distinct ways of conceptualizing leadership are discussed, including leadership as a <i>trait</i>, an <i>ability</i>, a <i>skill</i>, a <i>behavior</i>, a <i>relationship</i>, and an <i>influence process</i>. [...] Conceptualized as a skill , leadership is a <i>competency</i> developed to accomplish a task effectively. 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