Wings: The Five Primary Skills for the Future of Work

By Walter Vandervelde

Technology is transforming every industry and hard skills alone no longer guarantee success. What truly endures are the human skills that no machine can replicate. WINGS revolutionizes the way we look at soft skills, reframing them as the five primary behavioral skills that underpin lifelong growth, adaptability and resilience.

These skills - Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Personal Leadership, Social Intelligence and Attention Management - form the foundation beneath every future skill identified by global experts. With vivid examples, practical strategies and a clear framework, this book helps professionals, educators and leaders thrive in a world shaped by speed, complexity and disruption.

This book is the ultimate toolkit for developing a new mindset for success and future-proofing one's career and personal development. It provides practical strategies that empower professionals, leaders and educators to develop these essential skills and create a lasting impact. Both within their organizations and beyond.

To turn insight into action, WINGS.AID - a free AI-powered companion - offers tools to assess skills, deliver tailored guidance and support the application of the WINGS mindset in everyday work and learning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041144725
• ISBN13: 9781041144724
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages