Soft Skills v. Technical Skills--Which are More Important for Accountants?

Source: CPA Trendlines

Following are excerpts from a June 11, 2009, blog post by Rick Telberg.

Soft Skills Beat Hard Skills: According to the survey*, one-third (33%) of accountants feel an ability to inspire and motivate is the most important quality of leadership in the 21st century followed by communications skills (15%) and people management skills (13%), all soft skills. In contrast, accountants said that hard skills such as global knowledge/expertise, financial acumen and keen decision-making were more rewarded leadership qualities at their organizations.

* a new survey by Ajilon Finance, a leading specialty finance and accounting staffing firm, and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). …which polled over 700 accountants as part of IMA's Inside Talk Webinar Series.

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From CPA Trendlines, http://cpatrendlines.com.