In my personal experience these skills can be broken into four sections:
1. Interaction
- In order to work effectively with other people it is vital that you maintain a positive attitude and co-operate with them to ensure you reach a positive solution, otherwise it can be an unproductive wallowing occasion.
- The ability to communicate clearly and openly with the ability to listen and respond empathetically.
- The ability to collaborate with others and influence situations through lateral and creative thinking.
- Handling conflict and seeing things from everyone's perspective.
- Willingness to work within a team and understand the limits of other team members.
- Flexible to adapt to the changing needs of an organisation.
2. Self-Management
- Prioritising what is important and scheduling a priority list.
- Willingness to learn new techniques and share these experiences with others.
- Managing time effectively both at work and at home, thus creating an health work/life balance.
3. Communication
- Delegating the correct job to the strengths of the individual.
- Ensuring written work, including email are representative of professional practice and possessing the understanding these communications are as vital as face-to-face communication.
- Promoting yourself and design presentation skills.
- Listening to feedback from clients.
4. Organising
- Trouble shooting solutions to problems before they occur.
- Organising time effectively to ensure projects can be delivered in the required time.
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