In this pilot program, which we conducted with HR employees from Turkey's distinguished institutions, we discovered development areas together through common scenarios that professionals encounter in business life. Since compromise and negotiation skills are of critical importance for this position, they formed the main topics of our program.
Effective communication is not only a necessity in today’s business world but also a key skill in every aspect of life. In today’s dynamic work environment, effective communication is not just a skill; it is a crucial requirement that enhances productivity, team collaboration, and professional development. Communication goes beyond the sharing of information and also involves how messages are conveyed and perceived.
New green innovations risk not being invented if professionals working between academia and business don't have sufficient soft skills. The need for professional skills to catalyst innovations is greater than ever, because the European Union aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Proper training in soft skills is still lacking, and this is where the KTSoftSkills project provides a highly-needed solution.
Effective communication is not just about speaking. It is also about listening, understanding, and valuing the person in front of you. It is important because it increases mutual understanding, strengthens relationships, and establishes a more active form of communication. We can evaluate the role of effective communication in university life with different examples: asking questions in class, participating in group work, making eye contact with professors, and actively taking part in clubs are just a few of them.
Every day, we find ourselves in negotiations, from casual conversations to high-stakes discussions, often without even realizing it. Unlock the secrets to successful negotiation with proven techniques that can transform both your personal and professional interactions. Ready to become a master negotiator? Dive into our latest blog post for expert insights and strategies!
The "Consensus and Negotiation Skills Training", conducted in collaboration with Akbank Youth Academy, aims to equip 24 selected students with negotiation competencies.
We are pleased to announce we have received Business Finland’s Tempo funding to expand our corporate soft skills training solutions for professionals in Türkiye.
Check out the Negotiation Essentials program story from one of the Sopu Academy alumni. Griffin shares his experience about how the program helped him to improve his communication skills through various activities.
Sopu Academy is a proud partner of the 3-year Erasmus+ Project on Soft Skills Training for Knowledge Transfer Professionals. The project will be coordinated by one of the leading universities in Europe, the University of Bologna from Italy.
In cooperation with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's Zemin Istanbul team, we organized a short negotiation skills workshop for university and high school students to help them improve their teamwork and collaboration capabilities.
Negotiation skills education for students at IB Schools can create a significant impact on achieving the learning goals of IB programs. We have listed 4 reasons why every educator at IB. schools should consider negotiation education as an option.
Sopu Academy's data-powered negotiation education solution is now supported by the Helsinki Education Hub and its wide network of educators, pedagogical experts, learners, researchers, corporations, and public sector actors from Finland and abroad.
30 high school students from Finland, Turkey, Singapore, and Austria participated in the “Resolving Differences through Negotiation” program to practice their negotiation skills with fun and engaging educational activities.
As a high school student, you are involved in many negotiations every day. But you rarely define them as negotiations. This article uncovers the hidden negotiations in your life and explains why negotiation skills are essential for you.
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