What are soft skills? How can they help you be a better leader? What soft skills do you really need to know?

In this podcast episode, Billy and Brandy Eldridge talk to Kevin McNulty about the soft skills that everybody needs to know.

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Meet Kevin McNulty

Kevin McNulty is an internationally recognized speaker, coach, and influence strategist.

He has three decades under his belt as a trusted coach and consultant for major organizations such as Jack Daniel’s, Schwan Cosmetics, NASA, and Department of Defense.

Mentored by the renowned Leadership Coach, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Kevin is now a premier thinker and practitioner in the soft skills and personal development arena. ​

Kevin is the author of The Gap Between Two Worlds—a self-help book on change, transition, and personal growth. It was endorsed by giants in the industry including Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Brian Tracy, Nido Qubein and more. Kevin has also authored several visual teaching models that help audiences grasp various aspects of human dynamics.​

Kevin is a 20-year veteran of the US Air Force. In 2000, he founded Humadyn-Life Skills Institute and then in 2020 launched McNulty Life Skills Academy to bring his success principles to teenagers. Kevin is married to his wife Jane of 33 years; has a son and two daughters

Connect with Kevin on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Listen to his podcast here.

In This Podcast

Summary

* Soft skills born out of necessity

* The gap between two worlds

* Life skills that work

Soft skills born out of necessity

The Air Force, in particular, is a bit more corporate than the other militaries so it wasn’t a hard sell, although the Army is evolving in that way too. In the realm of human relations education where Kevin was, soft skills were born out of necessity there too. Half of what human relations education was equal opportunity treatment which had to do more with race relations which were born out of necessity in the early 60s and 70s due to race riots shutting down military bases.

After this, the military started really building in the human relations programs and dealing primarily with race and cultural relations, now known as diversity and inclusion, but it was broader than just the diversity then, a lot of it had to do with leadership, team-building, and morale.

The gap between two worlds

Growing up, Kevin was a dreamer.