[makosdv]

>According to this analysis, the most valuable skills could be summed up as “leadership” skills

>What are the most valuable combinations of job skills? >David Deming found that the jobs with the greatest growth in employment were those that required both social and mathematical skills.

I think these are the key takeaways. STEM is very important, but it appears the market is saying we have a lack of leadership skills, which are not really emphasized in a typical education.

[UK-AL]

Leadership skills are harder to prove.

There are some terrible leaders that somehow get into leadership positions

[photojosh]

IMHO that's because the skills to become a leader aren't the same as the skills to be a good leader. See politicians for the premiere example...

[ldp01]

It's the Peter Principle! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle