Future Forward: Develop Your Child’s Thinking Tools For Life

Academic excellence, while important is no longer the sole factor for success. The ability to solve problems and have lateral thinking are other key factors to success.

Today’s employers tell us that these are the 10 skills employers say they seek, in order of importance:

1. Ability to work in a team
2. Ability to make decisions and solve problems
3. Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work
4. Ability to communicate verbally with people inside and outside an organization
5. Ability to obtain and process information
6. Ability to analyze quantitative data
7. Technical knowledge related to the job
8. Proficiency with computer software programs
9. Ability to create and/or edit written reports
10. Ability to sell and influence others