Let’s talk about soft skills: Flexibility (COVID-19 special edition)
Written by Milena Sapey
Being flexible is understood as the ability to adapt to new environments and sudden changes. Being flexible is to face challenges without panicking, to face these situations with an open mind. It is about reflecting on the context and act according to it.
Hi, we are Evane and Marina, 21 years old, two French students in business living in Paris (France), and we decided to realize our exchange year in Buenos Aires (Argentina) during our second semester.
As a result of the measures taken by the Argentinian government to contain the COVID 19, Voluntario Global has cancelled all volunteer programs until further notice and is joining in the implementation of all necessary prevention measures.
The International Women’s Strike was created in autumn 2016 as a response to the current social, legal, political, economic, moral and verbal violence experienced by contemporary women around the globe. At the moment, the IWS is integrated by 54 countries.
Decision-making is the process of identifying and choosing alternatives based on values, preferences, and beliefs. Every decision-making process produces a final choice, which may or may not be adequate. Therefore, the development of decision-making as a soft skill implicates the ability to make good decisions.
While hard skills are mostly related to formal education and training, soft skills tend to develop with experience. Soft skills are deeply linked to your personality, the way you communicate and bond with others.
Voluntario Global is not just an organization, it's a community made up of local organizations, volunteers and institutions that work together for social justice.
Teamwork is a powerful concept that you can put to work in nearly any industry. Strategically building a team for important projects is an efficient way to tackle challenges. Teamwork offers numerous benefits.
Most of us want to help those less fortunate than ourselves. We do not volunteer, for the most part, because it benefits us. We volunteer because it makes a difference.
With the recent political manifestations in Bolivia that have polarized the country into two different bands, the ones that support and don’t support Evo Morales, racism between indigenous and non indigenous people has come to light in the country. Here’s a reflexion about this issue that can help us reflect about the ongoing racism towards our tribes and the indigenous people of our continent.
VOLUNTARIO GLOBAL
Voluntario Global helps local communities by being available to discuss anything that local organizations need, and offering ideas for further change and development.
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