URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog Soft Skills to Know: Be “Healthy Competitive” Healthy competitiveness is a learned skill and an energetic approach to work that shows you are proactive, focused, and positive. Good-to-Know Soft Skills: Collaboration Effective collaboration is a learned skill to maximize productivity by teaming with others. How to Survive Admitting a Mistake Nothing creates a feeling of vulnerability more than admitting to a big mistake at work. Teams That Eat Together Thrive Together Employees sharing a meal is a fairly mundane event, but Cornell researchers see such activities as crucial to enhancing organizational productivity, employee bonding, and team effectiveness. 12345