You need to develop more than simply technical skills, unfortunately. As we enter the fourth industrial revolution and the pace of change quickens, the skills required to prosper in the workplace evolve as well. 1. Critical Thinking The most important ability to develop for success in this age of fake news, social media bubbles, and information overload is critical thinking.  Thinking critically entails evaluating issues and circumstances in light of the available data rather than rumour, one's own biases, or personal views. By using critical thinking, you may determine what is true and what is not in a range of scenarios by challenging the reliability of the evidence.

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3. Digital Literacy “We are analog beings living in a digital world, facing a quantum future.” - Neil Turok

5. Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence is the ability to express and control our emotions. An emotionally intelligent person is aware of how their emotions influence their own behaviours and impact others around them and can manage those emotions accordingly. I believe empathy – the ability to see the world from someone else's perspective – is a key component of emotional intelligence.

“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” - Dale Carnegie

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader .” - John Quincy Adams

2. Creativity “Steal like an artist. Or go wild: Take it a step further and cheat like a freaking champion.” - Austin Kleon

4. Data Literacy For most companies, data is now one of their most important and valuable business assets, which means organizations will want to employ people that are able to take data and use it effectively. In the average business context, data literacy means being able to access appropriate data and work with it confidently. To cultivate data literacy, working on extracting meaning from data and communicating data-based insights to others. With data literacy, you'll also be able to question the integrity and validity of any data you are working with rather than just blindly following the information you are given. “Data is the new oil”- Clive Humby

To be more resilient and successful in work life, we all need to know and practice more often these key skills.. 

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."- Alvin Toffler

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