How technical professionals achieve results

The behavioral characteristics of high-achieving technical professionals are examined, and critical communication skills assessed. It is observed that the high-tech world requires high-touch professionals, adept at communicating new concepts and at interfacing with all areas of the organization. It is further concluded that the high-tech boom makes people skills all the more important. Since technical professionals tend not to bring high levels of interpersonal aptitude to the job, and colleges and universities do not focus on the development of such abilities, one must look to corporate training departments to develop these critical skills if specialized employees are to achieve their full measure of success and make their maximum contribution to realizing corporate goals.<>