{"id":31000,"date":"2025-08-28T15:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/feed?post_id=31000"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:28:14","slug":"competences-of-managers-essential-soft-skills-the-barometer-of-the-hr-industry-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/publications\/articles-interviews\/competences-managers-soft-skills-indispensables-rh-barometre-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Managerial competencies: 5 essential soft skills according to HR professionals (barometer 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The third edition of Todo skills barometer<\/a>, The study, conducted in partnership with Legisocial with approximately 1,000 HR professionals and executives, reveals the \u00absoft skills expected of managers in 2025\u00bb in a context of permanent change.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While certain soft skills essential to managers immediately come to mind, such as decision-making and emotional intelligence, the 2025 barometer lists a total of 48. Among the Top 12, reported and analyzed by Inffo Center<\/a>, There are five that are particularly useful in a context of change: active listening, problem solving, conflict management, positive attitude and accepting feedback<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the role of the manager has changed profoundly today to accompany the transformation of organizations. The era of the \u00abknowing leader\u00bb is over; it has given way to that of the \u00ableader who listens, understands, and acts with discernment.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it is emphasized Rapha\u00ebl Kattan<\/a>, Associate Director of talenco:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab In an uncertain and constantly changing context, soft skills have become indispensable for managers, even more so than the development of technical skills!\u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a selection of 5 human skills<\/strong>, or \u00absoft skills\u00bb, which will make the difference in 2025 according to HR professionals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Soft skill 1: active listening, the foundation of humane and effective management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>
\n\n

\u00a9 2025 Centre Inffo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

This is THE most popular behavioral skill: 92 % of the respondents consider active listening to be the essential foundation of management in 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

And for a reason: a manager who truly listens is not a passive manager. He is a leader who picks up weak signals, understands the expectations of his teams, and knows how to adjust his management accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a more horizontal work environment, where the voices of employees matter, listening becomes a lever for engagement, loyalty, and even\u2026 driving change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It acts throughout the employee journey: from onboarding to offboarding, and throughout transformation periods., Active listening creates a climate of lasting trust<\/strong>. It also provides the keys to adjust management practices in line with the values displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Soft skill 2: Problem-solving to act rather than endure the unexpected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>
\n\n

\u00a9 2025 Centre Inffo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

Given the increasing complexity, the ability to solve problems is considered indispensable by nearly 70 % of the respondents (69.8 %%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Companies no longer seek managers capable of diagnosing a situation or producing analyses. They expect decision-makers capable of charting a path to a solution. proposing concrete solutions in an unstable world<\/strong> Technological disruptions, HR tensions, regulatory uncertainties\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This skill goes hand in hand with other qualities such as accepting feedback (favored by 63.6% % of respondents).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solving a problem effectively is not doing it alone, but with the help of the field, involving the teams and Capitalizing on collective intelligence<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Soft skill 3: Conflict management to transform tension into constructive energy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In third place on the podium in the category of interpersonal skills, 62.7% % of respondents<\/strong> place conflict management among the key soft skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In hybrid, multicultural and constantly changing environments, relational tensions are inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we expect from a manager is not to avoid them, but to Knowing how to welcome them, channel them, and bring about solutions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a matter here of adopting a mediation stance, of defusing the tensions before they harm the collective dynamic, and of turning disagreements into opportunities<\/strong> of alignment and progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Soft skill 4: a positive attitude to stimulate team motivation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>
\n\n

\u00a9 2025 Centre Inffo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

The Softskills Barometer 2025 ranks\u2019positive attitude<\/strong> at the top of the \u00abintra-personal skills\u00bb class, with a significant response rate around 73,6\u202f%<\/strong>, This makes it the most valued skill in this category, even ahead of self-confidence or resilience.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Positive attitude ranks 9th among the most sought-after soft skills among managers in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a context of accelerated transformation \u2014 digitalization, artificial intelligence, hybrid organizations \u2014 adopting a An optimistic mindset becomes an essential tool for dealing with uncertainties and stimulating collective motivation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The positive manager inspires confidence, fosters commitment, and transforms obstacles into opportunities, thus fueling a constructive dynamic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This attitude becomes not only a driving force for the team but also a strong signal to employees: despite the turbulence, the vision remains focused on the future and solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Soft skill 5: Accepting feedback (criticism) from managers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The\u2019Acceptance of the feedback<\/strong>, which is addressed in the \u00abinterpersonal skills\u00bb class, is identified as the second most popular soft skill after respect (with about 63,6\u202f%<\/strong> respondents), highlighting its central place in current management practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an environment where change is constant, the manager must know how to welcome feedback \u2014 including criticism \u2014 with discernment, without taking it as personal attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This involves actively listening, distinguishing constructive criticism from malicious comments, and turning these returns into opportunities for adjustment and evolution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such an attitude increases trust within the team, promotes continuous learning, and helps adjust management practices to remain aligned with goals and expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In times of transformation, this ability to integrate feedback is essential for maintaining the organization\u2019s agility and performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The culture of feedback in the workplace, at the heart of communication between managers and employees<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human skills more strategic than ever for leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The 5 skills identified by HR \u2013 active listening<\/strong>, problem solving,<\/strong> conflict management, positive attitude and acceptance of feedback<\/strong> \u2013 no longer fall under the category of \u201cnice to have\u201d. Essential to the way we operate, they have become the backbone of modern management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As confirmed by Rapha\u00ebl Kattan,\u00a0\u00abOur clients are not mistaken: at talenco, it is precisely the training in these soft skills that is currently the most popular.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training managers in these human skills, in addition to hard skills, is investing in their ability to drive change, engage their teams, and build resilient organizations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world where economic and technological changes cause growing uncertainty, it is more than ever the human factor that will make the difference!<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Esprit critique, courage manag\u00e9rial, gestion des conflit… Voici les comp\u00e9tences transverses cl\u00e9s pour soutenir la performance des \u00e9quipes !<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":23508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[100],"case_study_category":[],"thematique-publication":[121,134],"class_list":["post-31000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-interviews","tag-old","thematique-publication-pratiques-manageriales","thematique-publication-transformation-rh"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31000"},{"taxonomy":"case_study_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_study_category?post=31000"},{"taxonomy":"thematique-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talenco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thematique-publication?post=31000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}