Becoming and staying productive isn't about hard-to-follow programs or logging your every move in an app. It's about self-care. Here are daily to-dos to get you started.
| 1 | Able to express your ideas clearly and confidently in speech | |
| 2 | Work confidently within a group | |
| COMMERCIAL AWARENESS | 3 | Understand the commercial realities affecting the organisation. |
ANALYSING & INVESTIGATING | 4 | Gather information systematically to establish facts & principles. Problem solving. |
| INITIATIVE/SELF MOTIVATION | 5 | Able to act on initiative, identify opportunities & proactive in putting forward ideas & solutions |
| DRIVE | 6 | Determination to get things done. Make things happen & constantly looking for better ways of doing things. |
| 7 | Able to express yourself clearly in writing | |
| PLANNING & ORGANISING | 8 | Able to plan activities & carry them through effectively |
| 9 | Adapt successfully to changing situations & environments | |
| TIME MANAGEMENT | 10 | Manage time effectively, prioritising tasks and able to work to deadlines. |
Other skills that were also seen as important | ||
| GLOBAL SKILLS | Able to speak and understand other languages. Appreciation of other cultures. See | |
| Able to influence and convince others, to discuss and reach agreement. | ||
| Able to motivate and direct others | ||
Multiply & divide accurately, calculate percentages, use statistics & a calculator, interpret graphs & tables. | ||
| COMPUTING SKILLS | Word-processing, using databases, spreadsheets, the Internet & email, designing web pages etc. | |
| SELF AWARENESS | Awareness of achievements, abilities, values & weaknesses & what you want out of life. | |
| PERSONAL IMPACT/CONFIDENCE | Presents a strong, professional, positive image to others which inspires confidence & commands respect. | |
| LIFELONG LEARNING | Continues to learn throughout life. Develops the competencies needed for current & future roles | |
| STRESS TOLERANCE | Maintains effective performance under pressure | |
| INTEGRITY | Adheres to standards & procedures, maintains confidentiality and questions inappropriate behaviour. | |
| INDEPENDENCE | Accepts responsibility for views & actions and able to work under their own direction & initiative. | |
| Pays care & attention to quality in all their work. Supports & empowers others. | ||
| ACTION PLANNING | Able to decide what steps are needed to achieve particular goals and then implement these. | |
| DECISION-MAKING | Determines the best course of action. Evaluates options based on logic & fact & presents solutions | |
| INTERPERSONAL SENSITIVITY | Recognises & respects different perspectives. Open to the ideas & views of others | |
| CREATIVITY | Generates & applying new ideas & solutions | |
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What can you do today that you were not capable of 1 year back.
In 1 year from today how will your life be different.
What is the #1 change you need to make in your life in next 12 months
What best describes the way you have spent last 1 month of your life
What is your #1 Motivator
In one sentence who are you
Who makes you feel good about yourself
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