In this Personal Skills for Professional Excellence Training course, you will learn how to make the best use of your strengths and talents to manage challenging situations and add value to your organization. You will also learn how to:
- Develop behaviors and competencies that help you focus on your purpose
- Further develop your networks and expertise
- Build a reputation for delivering optimal results
DELIVERY METHODS
- In-Person
- Online
COURSE BENEFITS:
- Work effectively with different personality types
- Maintain focus under pressure
- Build your professional reputation
- Work productively within your organization's political environment
COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction
- Key characteristics of professional people
- The components of personal effectiveness
Realizing Your Strengths and Fulfilling Your Potential
- Evaluate your aptitudes, personal style, and development areas
- Apply the Multiple Intelligences Model
- Assess your natural talents and personal values
Building Your Professional Effectiveness
- Operate with ethics and integrity
- Understand the core elements of professional excellence
- Recognize the source of your professional power and further develop it
- Adapt a proactive approach to building your power
Working Productively with Others
- Recognize limiting beliefs and personal restrictors
- Enhance your emotional intelligence (EI)
- Understand the dynamics of human interaction
- Interpret language and behavior to understand motives and intentions
- Manage different personal styles
Achieving Results in Pressure Situations
- Collaborate with difficult coworkers
- Keep your meetings constructive and professional
- Understand different personal styles and adopt a collaborative approach
Building Your Professional Reputation
- Network to enhance your influence
- Craft your personal brand
- Demonstrate political intelligence
- Navigate the power and politics in your organization
- Be assertive without aggression
- Defuse disagreement with active listening
Creating the Results You Want
- Harness the power of positive psychology
- Develop short-term coping mechanisms for stress
- Align your strengths with your purpose
- Find a balance and become the best version of yourself
Setting the Framework for Success
- Choose your personal and professional future
- Look at the big picture and create goals for the future
- Address resistance and established patterns that might be getting in the way of your goals
- Commit to a plan of action to achieve your goals
