Will IT Skills make People Skills Extinct?

The last two decades have seen IT become an integral part of the workplace. The internet explosion has given us access to more information than previous generations had access to in entire lifetimes. The internet also gave birth to what is now the most used means of communication in the modern workplace - email. In a mere twenty or so years, email has gone from being a computer company exclusive to communication tool no modern corporation would be without. As a result, the way we communicate with co-workers, our boss and employees has changed dramatically.



Email traffic has taken over from the traditional phone conversation and instant messaging has also grown significantly. As a result face-to-face interaction has decreased significantly. But t View the rest of this article