Effective ways to spark your Personal Development Skills..!!!

Personal development skills can be characteristic or qualities that we have or can gain through education and training. Here are few examples of skills that people commonly aim to develop:

• Communication

• Interpersonal

• Self-confidence

• Work ethics

• Leadership

Communication..

There are four important types of communication we use on a daily basis: Verbal, nonverbal, written and visual.

Have a strong, confident speaking voice:

First impressions are always valued the most and how you sound matters the most.For example-We are usually our more nervous in the first few seconds. So our “hello” comes out as heavily breathing, high-pitched /sounds nervous too.

How do you think people hear your mood?

Is it a bad day?

Well,people will hear you as it displays the sound and tone in your voice, even through the telephone.

People around can sense the emotion in your voice, irrespective of how sweet/soft you try to speak. Bad emotions will make you sound extremely unlikable.Vice versa

if its a good day.Emotion in your voice says it all.

Be an Active Listener...

Listening is one of the most important skills you need to have. How well you listen has a major impact on your job effectiveness, and on the quality of your relationships with others.

Avoid filler words:

Well, these filter words place distance between your first-person narrator and the reader.In fact, most of us are not good at listening.

Did you come across people who tend to speak dominantly the moment we start the conversation?

To be a good listener as a part of effective communication, pay attention to the other speaker very carefully.If you find it difficult to concentrate on what someone is saying, repeat his or her words which will reinforce his message and help you stay focused to what he/she is trying to communicate.This also helps you to create good and ever-lasting impression with others.To enhance your listening skills, you need to let the other person know that you are listening to what she is saying.

So, good communication skills require a high level of self-awareness.If you really do,that's one of your skills.

Yes...It is...!!!

Not everyone can be a good(=effective) speaker/listener.That is a skill that you timely develop with experiences.When you're to interrupt a person,pause a moment to think how you would feel when you were interrupted while communicating an important message.

What are Interpersonal skills?

Interpersonal skills is the behavior and strategy a person uses to interact with others effectively.Now, regardless of which industry you belong to, interpersonal skills (to be able to effectively communicate) is important as they help employees develop and improve their strong working connects with each other and with their clients which might also contribute to increase the teams and organizational productivity at the same time.

Self-confidence, collaboration and positive attitude are the most common interpersonal skills and are very much in demand.

Self-confidence is an attitude of believing in your skills and abilities, where you accept ,trust yourself and have a sense of control in your life. Know your strengths and weakness well, and have a positive view of yourself. Everything will fall in place.

Collaboration is the process of two or more people or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal.Individuals work together to a common purpose to achieve business benefit is said to be the best practice of collaboration.

How can you display a Positive Attitude?

1. Engage firmly.

2. Make eye contact with the opposite person/group.

3. Listen attentively,

4. smile

5. Show the real you.

6. Be confident.

7. Never criticise/ never complain.

8. Agree with the interviewer.

9. Accept feedback & work towards an improvement.

Do you claim to have work ethics....???

Well...!!! Now its time for a quick self-test...!!!

Question yourself...if you fit in "ALL" of the below categories:

(Most commonly looked for in any entity/organization)

• Reliability-Employees with a strong work ethic are very reliable. You can believe these individuals to have a great time management. They meet their deadlines and offer quality work.

• Dedication-Are you committed and dedicated to your job?well this is a part of good work ethics too..!!!

• Discipline-Highly disciplined employees show determination and commitment to the job. They work hard to meet /exceed expectations and look out for opportunities to learn and adapt new skills which also helps them to improve their performance.

• Productivity-Productive employees often show outstanding results than their counterparts. They complete projects before time and exceed expectations at the same time.

• Cooperation- Few employees often spread to those around them by cooperating willingly on projects and helping their peers too. This results in good teamwork as they readily assist others when needed.

• Integrity-Those with a strong work ethic also have outstanding integrity. They’re honest, polite and fair to others.

• Responsibility-Those who are ethical and take the ownership of the task , hold themselves accountable for their actions. They accept the blame for errors they’ve contributed to and proactively work to fix these issues.

• Professionalism-Employees exhibit a professional attitude clear in the way they dress, speak and carry themselves. They’re respectful, focused, organized and neat.Do you claim to be one among them?

Now you can decide on which part of the most important work ethics do you lack/want to improve at..!!!

Good luck...!!!

Now comes the most interesting skill that people tend to claim that they possess....!!!

Yes, It is the heart of every team - #TheLeadership

Time to question yourself if you possess the below mentioned 5 skills which are major qualities of a good leader.

• Communication

• Awareness

• Honesty/Integrity

• Relationship Building

A great leader posses a clear vision, is courageous, has integrity, honesty, with clear focus on do's and don'ts,most of all knowing the product,process,and your team... Great leaders also help people reach their goals, are not afraid to hire people that might be better than them and take pride in the accomplishments of those they help along the way.

Well, now comes the final part of the self-test....!!!

Do you have the ability to get the extraordinary performance from ordinary people and help them with their career growth.

If yes, you are said to be one of the good leaders.

If your answer is "NO", its never too late to adapt the required skills..!!!

Have a good day..!!!

-Sushma C