The Signal You’re Missing

Technical skills are no longer enough to keep a job in 2026.

 

If a machine can do the task, your “hard skills” are officially a commodity.

 

The real value now lies in what we used to call “soft skills”, but there is nothing soft about them.

 

Just for a moment, think about your best team leader.

 

It’s rarely the person who is the fastest at data entry or the one that is best at coding.

 

It’s the person who can read the room during a tense meeting. It’s the one who stays calm and doesn’t drop their bundle when a project goes pear-shaped.

 

For years, we treated empathy and resilience as “nice-to-haves.”

 

But the data tells a different story.

 

According to Deloitte Access Economics, soft-skill-intensive occupations are set to account for two-thirds of all Australian jobs by 2030.

 

These aren’t just “bonuses” anymore; they are the core of our economy.

 

These are now your Power Skills.

 

The GPI Approach

 

The adage goes: You can’t manage what you don’t measure.

 

Recent findings from the LinkedIn 2026 Workplace Learning Report show that 95% of ANZ learning and development professionals believe human skills are becoming the most competitive edge in an AI-driven economy.

 

At Great People Inside (GPI), we don’t guess who has these Power Skills, we prove it.

 

By using data-driven assessments, you can identify the power players in your workforce:

 

Identify who has the natural EQ to lead through change.

 

Measure resilience before your team hits burnout.

 

Develop the social influence needed to drive local results, and all at an affordable price too!

 

Stop hiring for what people know. Start hiring for how they work with others.

 

I’ve put together a Checklist on the 5 Power Skills every leader needs in 2026. Email us with “POWER” in the subject line at [email protected] and we’ll send it straight to you.