Personal Development
Examples of personal development goals work
Employees who have specific goals perform better. Goals image by Alexey Klementiev from Fotolia.com You must set goals for employee development, rather than simply asking for improvement. Use specific, measurable goals for each employee, and limit these to one to three goals per review period. This allows the employee to focus on the specific objectives that you have determined will benefit your business. Job Goals Job goals are specific tasks that clarify the job description. Whereas the description might state: Efficiently returns phone calls…
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Ronald Becker, MSSW, LCSW, CEAP – Director Ronald Becker has over 25 years experience in the field of mental health. Prior to joining Saint Peter’s University, he was the Director of Behavioral Health Services for Christ Hospital’s Behavioral Health Center in Jersey City. He has provided and supervised psychotherapy and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups, throughout his professional career.Ron received his Master’s degree in clinical social work from Columbia University and his undergraduate degree from Saint Peter’s…
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If you’re pondering how you’re going to get where you want to be, there are some simple steps you can take that will help you create your own career development plan. Let’s not be confused by the word “simple.” Related: The Importance Of Having A Solid Career Plan Sometimes the simplest of concepts or steps can be tough to do because they require some thinking and some effort. Yet, your think time and effort are an investment in your future and happiness, which make it all very worthwhile. Step 1: Figure Out Your Destination As with all efforts…
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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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