Self Improvement Techniques

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SELF IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES

BY

DAHIRU MAHMUD

TEL: +23480 232 5686; +234808 477 0009Email:[email protected]


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TRAINING OBJECTIVE:

At the end of the training, participants will be able to;

identify and evaluate some of their personal

attributes understand on how visions are attained

develop confidence in their daily activities

appreciate organizational and social awareness


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Introduction

To achieve excellence, you must work to fulfill

your own potential. Learn to build on yourstrengths and to develop the personalqualities that are the keys to performing well.

Life is a self-improvement course, and we areall in the same classroom.


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BUILDING KEY ATTRIBUTES

Identify your weaknesses as the first step torectifying them.

Human beings have many talents that can beturned into engine of success. Yet the bestperformance requires more than mere

talent: it involves developing a number ofimportant personal strengths, includingdetermination, vision, and confidence.


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Do things the easy way-play to yourstrengths.

You know what comes easily to you, and thesestrengths can be developed rapidly. Yet yournatural powers may not be enough. To reach yourfull potential, you need to develop all the key

attributes.


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Evaluating Your Key Attributes

Ambition

Vision

Confidence

Ability To Take Risk

Drive and Energy

Competitive Spirit

Self-Criticism

Leadership

Have you written down high and stretching targets and planned how youare going to achieve them?

Have you formed a clear idea of where you want to be and what youwant to be in five years time?

Do you feel able to do anything that is needed now, do it well, and masternew abilities and tasks as required?

Do you believe in your own ability to judge a risk as worth taking and totake your chances effectively?

Can you bring full mental powers to bear on an issue, to decide on the

right action, and see it through?

Are you never satisfied until you have clearly won all the prizes against thebest competition around?

Are you relentless perfectionist who constantly seeks to improve and toget others to do the same?

Can you mobilize others to achieve group ambitions, as well as developother leaders and bring them forward?

Attributes How To Assess Yourself


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Achieving your vision

Form long-term ambitions to help younotice chances to move forward.

Your mission should be broken down into afeasible operating plan that will enable you totake concrete, achievable steps towardsrealizing your ultimate goals.

Example if your vision is to move intomanagement, your mission might be as follows:


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CREATING YOUR VISION

Get Qualifications;Study for a further qualification that will assist you in reaching your

goal.

Find Position;Get a job that will give you the experience that you need.

Broaden skill;Take a position that will widen your knowledge.

Seek more responsibility;

Ensure that you are given responsibility for others.

Gain experience;Seek to develop and expand your leadership skills.

Take control;Lead your own team or take greater responsibility.


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Looking ahead

Never be afraid to learn and use thelessons of your failures.

It is far more useful to concentrate on goals achievedand future opportunities than on missed chances. Ifyou missed an opportunity, do not waste time onregrets, but examine why it was ignored or

rejected. For example, if you conclude that youlacked the confidence to take a risk, you mustdevelop the confidence to act swiftly next time.


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Developing Confidence

Always expect to outdo others atwhatever task you undertake.

Confidence in yourself and in your abilities is anessential attribute. You can develop self-confidence through experience and training, justas you can learn how to use your self-assurance to

sell your self when seeking to impress others.


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Organizational Awareness

Political Awareness?

Recognizing existing power relationships &

accurately reading themDetect crucial social networks

Understand environmental aspects

Accurately read organization and realities

and forecast (incl. Culture etc.)


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Leveraging Diversity: Respect and relate to all people

Understand diverse world views

See diversity as a positive opportunity for all

Challenge bias and intolerance

Use it to make things better

Cross-cultural importance of socialawareness


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The ability to interact with, communicate with , andinfluence others effectively

Developing Others: sensing needs and bolstering abilities

Leadership: Inspire and guide

Influence: use interpersonal influence tactics

Communication: send clear and convincing messages

Change Catalyst: initiate and manage change

Working with Others

Conflict Management: resolve disagreements

Building Bonds: build relationships with others

Teamwork & Collaboration:work w/others

shared goals

Social Skills:


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Why do so many people, even those who are great at their

jobs, experience frustration, defeat, or derailment at theirjobs?

Often, it is because

they find themselvesin situations where

influence is essential,

yet they lack skillsand a clear strategy


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Sometimes you must be influential to succeed

to be competent at:

Coping with conflict well

Dealing with your boss; influence

upwards, be a critical subordinate Selling your ideas

Changing jobs and adapting effectively Serving on cross-functional teams or task

forces Navigating through organizational politics Surviving mergers/reorganizations: lead

yourself, be flexible, positive, adaptable


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Assessing Your Drive Quotient

You see your self as a younger person.

You are stable, calm, adventurous,socially, bold, confident, and self-assured.

You have a high need forachievement.

You welcome change as positive.

You have a sense of freedom andfeel that you are going somewhere.

You enjoy taking calculated risk.

You spend a lot of time with superiors.

Your career has proved more

successful than you originally hoped. You willing to move.

You are rarely ill or absent from work.

Stress and tension do not affect you.

You do not smoke and you takeexercise

You see yourself as an older person.

You are emotional, shy, restrained,apprehensive, and worry too much.

You have a low need for

achievement. You do not l ike change.

You feel as though you are locked in,stagnating, and going nowhere.

You always play it safe.

You spend no time with superiors.

Your career has proved less successful

than you originally hoped.

You are un willing to move.

You are often ill or absent from work.

You often feel stressed and tense.

You smoke and you do not takeexercise.


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Which Statement Describes You Best?

If you agree with most statement on the

left, your driving ambition is very high.The more statements you agree with onthe right, the harder you need to work

on developing your drive


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