I remind my students all the time that it's the other skills - what they think are the "soft" skills - that will make the difference. That's why I require they write about their work.

I don't know if I have any "tricks" to teaching them organizational skills, but when I notice a student has some leadership skills, I find a way to have them help manage other students. I think it helps to see others their own age organize things and I think they pick up on the skill. When I don't see someone like that, I think just managing a project for them and showing them how I do it goes a long way too.