I started out in IT many years ago and was quiet and pretty shy. I enjoyed just sitting at my desk and working. I found it hard to speak up in meetings or give a presentation. I avoided being in the spotlight. I learned to overcome that later on but I know it held me back professionally in my first job in IT. After being there for 10 years, I had a chance to step up to a position with more responsibility. I am sure I didn’t get the job because they still saw me as quiet and shy. I had to move on to another company to get a job with more responsibility and better pay.
Now I do training professionally and enjoy public speaking. I think there’s a lot of intelligent, capable IT professionals like me that would like to move up but feel that they’re missing out.
I’ve been thinking of putting together a training/coaching program to help other IT pros to develop the social skills they need to step into something more rewarding and meaningful. Before I starting to build something I’d like to get feedback.
- Can you think of someone who could benefit from this training?
- What types of soft skills training do they need?
- What kinds new roles are these people looking to move into?
Thanks in advance!
