Prof. Rhenald Kasali Explains 7 Soft Skills Must Have To Become Developing Manusia

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JAKARTA - The pandemic era not only had a negative impact, but also had a positive impact on the surrounding environment. Changes in various sectors occur so drastically and people are required to move quickly to adapt, open their minds and answer challenges. The phenomenon of the emergence of COVID-19 also teaches life to care for each other and empathize, and raises new creative ideas.

The Djarum Foundation Education Service presents soft skills Nation Building training which is provided to strengthen the national insight of the Djarum Beswans (recipients of the Plus Scholarship Djarum program) about the meaning and essence of the nation and nationality.

Through this soft skill training, they are expected to learn to recognize themselves, stimulate concern and curiosity about the surrounding environment, and ultimately encourage Beswan Djarum to have awareness of the importance of adaptive, creative thinking, innovative and have empathy for others to be able to synergize and collaborate in order to get more optimal results.

Since time immemorial, the younger generation of the archipelago has appeared as pioneers in fighting for change and getting out of the shackles of Dutch colonialism. Currently, in the midst of the shackles of a pandemic, the younger generation also needs to always move and dare to move forward, cross obstacles. Don't just look at the pandemic from one side which is unpleasant, but look at the pandemic as a condition that creates a variety of creativity to work on. For this reason, soft skills training programs such as Nation Building are very good in supporting and inspiring other young people to be able to realize their hopes and creative ideas," said Prof. Rhenald Kasali, Ph.D, Founder of the House of Change, Professor UI in a release received by VOI, Wednesday, November 16.

Here are seven important elements that need to be possessed by themselves to become human beings developed: 1. Self Discipline - Discipline due to self-awareness, not by coercion. Do everything with discipline that starts with oneself, not because it is forced by others.

2. Growth Mindset - The growing person is a happy person when facing challenges. If you face difficulties, don't give up and be ready to sacrifice for something you believe is right or will succeed.

3. Risk Taker - Dare to take risks against the decisions taken. People who don't dare to take risks will even become very risky.

4. Critical THINKing - Must be able to think critically because currently there is a lot of untrue news circulating in the community. The younger generation must be critical in learning and critical in understanding the news and information circulating, do not easily believe information that is not clear from the source of the news.

5. Creative Thinking - Due to the difficult situation (pandemic), the younger generation needs to think creatively. The pandemic has given birth to breakthroughs and explosions of the creative economy.

6. Simple power of simplicity - Be great people who can simplify complicated things and smart people who can turn complicated things into simpler things. The ability to simplify a thing is important.

7. Play to win - Trying to be a winner in a game. However, in a play to win, you don't always have to win, give others the opportunity to be winners because the winner is the person who can accept defeat with an open heart.