Professional attitudes and aptitudes - trainer

1. Introduction to Professional skills

1.2. Management and independence

Working tasks are constantly changing and evolving and all employers and employees have to grow, learn and adapt as changes come. Very often changes has to be adopted individual and independent from coworkers.  This require some certain skills as problem solving skills, adaptability, self-motivation, self-confidence and often literacy skills as reading and information retrieval. Often too, employees have to show strong willingness til learn new skills or technique. Sometimes employees must have ability to take charge and manage co-workers, to plan and manage multiple assignments and tasks, set priorities and adapt to changing conditions and work assignments. Each employee has to be highly adaptable, mobile, positive, resilient, patient risk-taker who is open to new ideas. All jobs and employers seeks for productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts optimal effort in successfully completing tasks, who will take responsibility for their actions and be loyal to the institution / organization.


Activity:

Let learners reflect on and discuss kinds of skills necessary to manage new tasks and changes in an independent way without help or assistance from coworkers.


Activity:

Let learners identify own ability to work independently and with non or minimal supervision.   


Activity:

Let learners identify skills related to management and independence that might be the most valuable skills in the workplace?