The BBC has published a short note by Bill Gates, where he shares his opinion about the skills that you need to have to achieve your goals. Bill writes that one of the most important changes over the past 30 years is the transformation of almost everyone into an information worker. Now almost every job uses software so that employees can help the organization function more efficiently.
The ability to use software tools effectively is critical to achieving goals in today's global knowledge economy. It is also a competitive advantage. Almost any career requires solid working knowledge of productivity-enhancing programs. At the same time, the importance of knowledge in the field of mathematics and science cannot be overestimated.
Bill Gates notes among the important skills the communicative abilities of a person, the ability to work with different types of people.
The founder of Microsoft also writes about the features of creating programs. Despite the fact that many people believe that software development is a solitary process, when you sit behind a closed door and write a bunch of code, this is not the case. Innovation in software, as in almost any field, requires the ability to work together and exchange ideas with other people. You need to talk to customers, get feedback, understand their needs and needs.
Bill Gates also highly appreciates the desire for constant study, advises reading more (and reading on a wide range of topics).
In general, nothing new, but most people neglect to study programs. This is especially true for ordinary, non-IT workers. People learn how to do this or that thing in Word, for example, but do not seek to explore the possibilities of the program, do not want to use it effectively.
Bill Gates: The skills you need to succeed [BBC]
