August 29, 2003 10:23 AM

Let's hear it for EQ
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 10:23 AM

How'd you do on your SATs? Maybe not as well as you had hoped? Were you concerned about your egghead classmates toting 1400's and up heading off to the Ivy Leagues and golden futures? Take heart. From "Out in the Field," BostonWorks' weekly round-up of workplace stats and trends, a report that people skills - a realm the SATs don't even come close to touching - and critical thinking can take you a long way in business:

What skills are more likely to guarantee success at work?

If your first reaction was ''people skills and critical thinking,'' you're correct.

''One of the reasons people skills and critical thinking are prized so highly in the workplace is that they are not easily learned,'' reports The Gallup Organization, a New Jersey-based polling firm that tracks public attitudes.

To learn more, click here and scroll down to the second entry.
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