Events

Presentation: Soft Skills the keys to success in AI environments
Date: May 4, 2026 Monday
Time: 6:00pm-7pm EST
Presentor: Anthony Reed
meeting: Virtual
Cost: $5.00
PDUs:1
Type: Power Skills
open to all: Yes

Soft Skills: The Keys to Success in AI Environments
By Anthony Reed, MBA, MS, CPA, PMP
As AI becomes embedded in our lives, soft skills have become more critical for us to be successful in our personal and professional lives. These skills allow us to build better relationships, work more efficiently, and maximize our potential. They also guide us through very tough and challenging situations. Although a person may be technically knowledgeable and competent, they still must interact with their team members, internal and external customers, vendors, and individuals who don’t report to them. The leader must avoid the AI helmet fires to focus on the task at hand and remain a creative problem solver. The presenter shares how the same soft skills were critically important to his success in education, business, sports, and moviemaking
• Earned two graduate and two undergraduate degrees
• Became a Fortune 500 international technology executive
• Won over thirty film festival awards for writing and directing documentaries
• Was inducted into two National Distance Running Halls of Fame
• Has artifacts from his historic marathon in the Smithsonian Museum
• Became one of eight recipients of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition Hero Award.

SOFT SKILLS MAKE HARD PROJECTS POSSIBLE.
You’ll learn how to
• Successfully and intentionally apply soft skills across multiple disciplines.
• Manage stress and change.
• Embrace fear and risk to move outside your comfort zone.

Three Key Takeaways
• Soft skills are the mortar that hold teams (and personal relationships) together.
• You must be open to criticism to be successful.
• Soft skills may be applied in many environments, such as home, work, and play.