Personal Development
Activities to improve personal development
Soft skills team Dr. Arosha Adikaram – Deputy Coordinator Soft Skills Dr. M. Ganeshamoorthy/Mr. M.T.M. Mahees: Arts M. Vithanapathirana: Education Mr. M.A.M. Hakeem: Law Ruwangi Chandrasekara: Management & Finance Prof. Manouri Senanayake/Dr. Asela Olupeliyawa: Medicine Prof.P.V. Udagama: Science Dr. Sugath Senerath: Sri Palee Soft skills activities Soft skills development was not a topic discussed much in the past. Therefore soft skills development was not very familiar to some of the academics in the university. Due to the objectives of…
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2014 has been a great year for CYT for traffic, ever since Facebook was added to the mix at the end of July 2014. Facebook has been responsible for around 3 million new visitors this year which is fantastic and some posts, some old, some new have really hit the mark. That’s one of the reasons I wrote the guide, as I was getting so many queries asking why I was doing so well on Facebook and why I was hitting phenomenal numbers with the blog posts. It’s all about great content, if you can give readers great content they’ll some back for more and share…
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One of the first personal development books I ever read, was Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins. Pumped after reading such an inspiring book, I followed in quick succession with Awaken the Giant Within , another book by Robbins. Sourced from While it’s been more than 20 years since I first read , it was a pivotal book because it sent me on path of personal development that led to all sorts of discoveries about myself and human behaviour in general. As marketers, the better we understand human behaviour, and what motivates people to do what they…
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Individual development plans, or IDPs, have become a staple for managers and human resources professionals alike. But the development activity is often steeped in a systematic approach — forms, deadlines, sign-offs and processes — that ultimately dilutes the value it brings to the individual employee. In a similar vein, the stress of following the IDP process and hitting the associated deadlines often leaves managers overstressed. The advantage of such a comprehensive system in a big organization is that every employee is assured of having at least…
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For the current or aspiring entrepreneur, the process of setting goals can serve as a blueprint and a method of motivation for success. Owning a business can provide the vehicle to achieving personal goals, including accumulating wealth or becoming the first to reach specific accomplishments. To help you clarify your particular work or business goals, some examples may stimulate your thought process. Time Goals Work and business goals can include a time element. For example, when your business is still in the planning stage, your goal may be to…
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Her email closed with – “are there any books you like? what should I read?” “Easy question” I thought to myself, as my fingers flew to the keyboard and I rattled off 10 books, then 20. I could have gone on, but I stopped. More Items Does Not Make the List Better I took a step back, and realized that my reader didn’t need yet another long lists of books – there are plenty of those online, and if you want an endless list of reading material, check out this at Amazon (1, 140 at last count). No – she was asking for my help, to sort through it all. The…
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