Impressive as they may be, hard skills alone are not enough.
Harvard MBA, magna cum laude, civil engineer, ... admirable items we love to read on the CVs of candidate project or interim managers. Relevant industry experience—or even identical role experience—tends to blow one even further away.
But the reality is that interpersonal skills like active listening, patience, modesty, perseverance, resilience, ... are at least as crucial for a truly succesful mission!
At Maerten & Partners, we even believe that soft skills are more important than an identical experience in the sector to make a solid match.
Does your company want to work with freelance managers whose soft skills are as strong as their hard skills?
Or are you a project or interim manager who can throw weight in the bowl, both on experience and personal quality?
Let's talk!