Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: The Ultimate Showdown w/ David Boelens

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David Boelens is the Integrated Talent Development (ITD) lead for Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality at Raytheon, an RTX Company. The ITD mission is aimed at connecting people with questions to people with answers in a personal, scalable, and sustainable way. Prior to working at Raytheon, David served in the United States Army as a Cavalry Officer. At Raytheon, he has held roles of increasing responsibility in Operations, Supply Chain, Digital Technologies, and Learning and Talent Development. David has a Bachelor’s degree in History from Texas A&M University, and a Masters in Supply Chain and Entrepreneurship from Texas Christian University. Breaking down skills into bite-sized pieces is the name of the game in today’s chat! We’re diving into how hard skill training can actually teach us a thing or two about soft skills, and trust me, it’s pretty enlightening. Think of it like baking a cake: the more you practice and refine each step, the better your results get—whether you’re whipping up a dessert or mastering leadership skills.