Be more energetic at work! Why it seems like your boss is suddenly prioritizing soft skills.

• Soft skills are things like communication and leadership that can feel intangible.
• But more employers are looking for workers to have or get trained on these abilities.
• One survey found the top soft skill for high-paying jobs was being "energetic."

Maybe you're a people person. Maybe not.

Increasingly, your boss or a potential employer wants to know the answer. Questions around so-called soft skills — things like communication and leadership — have become more pressing because the pandemic shook up so much about how we do our jobs.