How To Improve Professional Skills

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MEASURABLE

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1. Problem solving

This quality can be measured when problems will be solved rapidly in a more creative way.

· By playing logic puzzles or games

· Proper 8hours of sleep

· Utilization of mind maps to visualize and understand the problems

Yes, attaining these skills is very much realistic to attain for being employed because it will help in enhancing the analytical abilities as well as increase the innovative thinking qualities.

By march 2018

2. communication

This can be measures when I will be able to listen to others without interrupting in between their conversations and will successfully keep my point of view without hurting others emotions.

· By becoming more engaged listener

· Nonverbal signals should be attended more carefully

· Trying to perceive things from other point of view or to empathize others

This skill is realistic because it can help in effective team building, enhancing employees morale and more importantly, beneficial for working in those organization with workplace diversity.

By end of April 2018

3. Delegation

Measured through successfully delegating tasks to the team members who can effectively contribute and help in strengthen the organization.

· Should imbibe the understanding of let things go

· Priority list should be made everyday

· Employees should be trusted as well as verified

This skill is relevant because it will not only release the excess burden but also will involve other teammates to work as a team and let the team grow together. Moreover it will help the team grow promote creativity and efficiency.

By end of February 2018

4. Time management

It can be measured when in the anticipated time I will be successfully completing my assigned jobs without much stress and negativity.

· Previously setting deadlines

· Must focus and concentrate on one thing at a time

· Responsibilities should be distributed among others as well

This in realistic because it will help in decreasing stress and negativity which in turn will improve life and will also help in performing better in the job.

By March 2018

SPECIFIC

MEASURABLE

ACHEIVEABLE

REALICTIC

TIMESCALE

1. Critical thinking

This will be effectively measured when I will be able to successfully solve a problem with good logic. I will also be able to look at both sides of the argument or problem and then reach a solution, which will connect both of them.

· The first and the foremost thing is to analyze what I hear, read or decide

· Ask more questions

· The problems should be break down and starts solving part by part.

This is realistic because it increases the ability of how one evaluates the way they think as well as present their ideas. It will further guide in effective communication as well as in problem solving.

By end of April 2018

2. Flexibility

This can be measured by I will be successfully able to balance between my personal and professional life along with participating in other activities outside work.

· Learn to say no to extra work

· Activities outside work should also be encourage

· Modifications should be embraced and ambiguity must be included

· Emotions should be filtered as well as controlled in a constructive way

This is very much realistic because it can help in relationships as well as in workplaces by improving the way one needs to balance between work and personal life.

By April 2018

3. Confidence

It can be appropriately measured when I will be able to confidently present myself to others as well as reach my desired goals.

· Negativity should be avoided

· Failure should not be accepted and the negative voices in the head should be side lined

· Achievements should be celebrated however small they might be

· Challenging self constantly

Confidence is the key to success in both personal as well as professional life so confidence as a goal is relevance because it can help me aim for those things, which are my dream as well as can guide me take the right decision.

By march 2018

4. Patience

This can be measured when I will be patiently listen to others as well as manage my emotions and take decisions in a ease.

· Emotions should be managed

· Deep slow breaths and a count of 10

· Active and empathetic listening should be practiced

This is relevant because in our daily life being impatient can bring in various problems and interfere in healthy living.

By April 2018

GOALS/TARGETS

ACTION

SUCCESS CRITERIA

DATE

To improve my problem solving to solve problems rapidly and appropriately

· I will engage myself in logic games and puzzles

· Let my brain rest through 8hours of sleep

· Visualize and understand the problems first

· To have successfully solved problems and gained positive results

· To have solved problems rapidly than I have before

· Have a clear view of what the problem is

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To develop communication skills to enhance productivity

· I will try to concentrate for being a good listener

· Concentrated more on the other person’s non-verbal signs

· Try to be a little more empathetic

· To have listened to the other person carefully

· Increased observation power

· To have taken decisions keeping the other person’s perspective in mind  

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To be able to Delegate tasks to others

· Should train myself to let things go

· To-do list should be made everyday

· People should be trusted

· To have successfully distributed task among the group members

· Plan work according the to-do list

· Getting successful results

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To enhance my Time management skill so that work can be done before time

· Time should be allotted for each task in a day

· Stop doing multi tasking

· Responsibilities must be shared among other team members

· To have completed the tasks within the assigned time

· There will be Less stress and negativity during the work period

· Tasks are equally divided

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GOALS/TARGETS

ACTION

SUCCESS CRITERIA

DATE

Critical thinking

· First I need to evaluate the information I gather

· Clarify my doubts

· Problems should be solved part by part

· With the help of the information the logical solution is reached

· I have clear idea about the pros and cons

· Slowly and steadily the big problem is solved without hurting others emotions

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Flexibility

· extra works will be avoided

· must encourage other activities outside work

· changes should be welcomed

· emotions should be managed

· when I will be successful in doing what I am asked to do

· balanced personal as well as professional life

· change is accepted in a positive way

· emotions are in full control

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Confidence

· negative comments and assumptions should be avoided

· failures should be challenged

· achievements should be celebrated

· self should be constantly challenged

· does not getting affected by any negative comment or thoughts

· failures are accepted and challenged

· small achievements are also being rewarded

· motivating self

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Patience

· managing emotions

· basic exercises

· active listening

· empathetic towards others

· emotions should be appropriately displayed as much needed

· deep slow breaths and count of 10 should be used at times when I need to keep in control

· listen to people first

· Successfully think putting my own self in others shoes.

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