Personal Development
Business personal development
By Antonino Vaccaro When our department head asked us to collaborate on this blog, I wondered what perspective and direction I would take. The easiest path would certainly have been moral sensationalism: identifying some exceptional case of shady business practices and starting a more or less circumstantial discussion about the ethical and moral responsibilities of the people and institutions involved. I presume the reader is aware that the national and international press and, obviously, the Internet are already full of works of this type. To tell…
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“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.”– Jim Rohn When talking to people about personal development, I come across tons of misconceptions. So let me clear up a major one right away. For successful personal development, you need exactly two conditions: You want to change something about your life You’re not happy with the results you got so far And that’s it. Specifically, you do NOT need to know exactly what you want. You’d be surprised by how many clients come to me for life coaching when they…
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How to encourage your team members’ personal development As a team leader, you know you shape the future and direction of your team members’ careers, but did you also know that you also have the power to shape other aspects of their lives as well? We usually think of personal development as something that we do in our spare time to help us advance with our professional goals, in the ‘real world’. In fact, personal development is something that permeates every aspect of our lives. It can’t be separated from our lives at work. And people want and…
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The greatest need in leadership training is to overcome the premature ‘freezing’ of creative potential in 90% of business individuals. Research over the last 30 years has shown that the personal development of an individual’s mental potential stops and plateaus prematurely, and that continued growth to realize inherent more complex and comprehensive cognitive and emotional capabilities is highly unlikely after this shift during high school years. Studies point to a strong linkage between level of personal development/creative potential and degree…
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Personal Development for Life and Work 10e is an easy-to-read and easy-to-use practical text focused on helping students better understand themselves, discover their potential, and prepare for successful employment. Chapter topics are all about gaining self-awareness, developing soft skills and strong communication skills, and adopting professional workplace attitudes and skills to succeed in the workplace. The text is divided into four parts: 1) It’s All About You; 2) It’s All About Communicating; 3) It’s All About Working with Others; 4) It’s…
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During this national week of celebration of Australia’s young people, I thought it appropriate to reflect on the impact of the early years on ensuring all young people are indeed able to celebrate. It cannot be stressed highly enough how important the first five to six years of a child’s life are on their future life outcomes. A number of key milestones occur during these years and form important foundations for future learning and development. Critical to this is children’s early participation in reading activities, where they learn how to articulate…
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Performance appraisal or personal development plan - which is it to be? What is it called at your place? I ve lost count of the terms that are out there - Performance management, performance appraisal, Performance development review, performance development plan, personal development plan and that s before we get into the three letter acronyms - PMP; PDR etc. However, are they the same and more importantly which is a priority for your organisation? Well, we recommend that you need to focus on both performance and development if you are to get the…
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