Why Engineers Need to Work on Their Soft Skills

I once found myself in a situation that taught me a valuable lesson about communication. I was part of a project with a team of talented engineers, and we had come up with a solution we were proud of. But when it came time to present it to top management, we hit a wall. We were so focused on the technical details that we couldn’t explain our solution in a way they could easily understand. This was a huge wake-up call for me—being good at coding wasn’t enough. As Vinh Giang says: ...

September 15, 2020 · 5 min · 857 words · Me