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T h e K e y s T o S u c c e s s I n T h e B u s i n e s s W o r l d. By: JFK-102B3W24 JFK-103B1W160. Introduction. This training will be for new employees and trainees
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The Keys To Success In TheBusiness World By: JFK-102B3W24 JFK-103B1W160
Introduction • This training will be for new employees and trainees • Throughout this program, you will become efficient in the top 4 skills you need to succeed in business: Creativity, Team Building, Communication, and Problem Solving.
Why do you need these skills? • You need these important skills to work well in the workplace. • You need to be creative with creating projects and meetings. • You need to have team building skills to accomplish team projects. • You need to be able to communicate with your co-workers to accomplish tasks. • And very importantly, you need to be able to problem solve with others to get through your disagreements.
Overview • This program is designed specifically for you. • To work on your weak areas of these 4 important skills, and improve them to the standard they should be at. • Throughout this 4 week course, we will meet every Thursday and do a different exercise every week. Every week being one of the 4 skills.
Week 1: Creativity • This week we will work on creativity. • Creativity is the ability to “think outside of the box,” and come up with ideas and thoughts others don’t think of. • Why creativity is important in the workplace is because it is needed to make projects and meetings more interesting. I know I sure don’t want to sit through a boring two hour meeting!
Creativity continued… • To work on your creativity skills, we’ve created a situation for you to take part in. • In this two hour meeting, you will be separated in groups of five and having to create a skit in an hour and a half. • Throughout your skit, you need to incorporate an apple, a bike, and a soccer ball. Having the skit last no longer than five minutes. • You will all present your skits the last half hour.
Creativity continued… • Our desired outcome of this exercise is for you to become more creative and imaginative. • The skit makes you think of a creative idea right on the spot, really forcing you to think hard and quick about a creative idea.
Week 2:Team Building • This week we will work on team building. • Team building is being able to work as a team to accomplish a project, but cooperatively and efficiently. • Team building is vital in the workplace because you need this skill to collaborate together to accomplish tasks.
Team building continued… • To build your team building skills, you will all participate in this activity. • In this 20 minute activity, you will be put in groups of six with the task of all holding a rope and progressing to the other side of the room and back. • We will discuss the directions, give you the rope, and then the rest is up to you!
Team building continued… • Our desired outcome of this exercise is for you to become a better team player. • This exercise is designed so that you have to work together in a competitive environment, as a team.
Week 3: Communication • Communication skills are the skills people use to communicate and interact with one another. • Communication is one the most important skills you need in the workplace. • You need to be able to communicate with one another to conduct meetings, work on projects, and to just talk! • Without communication skills, we would all be mimes!
Communication continued… • To work on your communication skills everyone will complete a Communication Skills Self-Assessment Exercise, having the “best answers” previously removed. • First go to, http://spot.pcc.edu/~rjacobs/career/effective_communication_skills.htm and complete the online assessment. • After 15 minutes we will go over the answers and the various styles of learning.
Communication continued… • Our desired outcome of this exercise is for you to have chosen more “best answers” than not “best answers”. • In doing so, it will show us that you have great communication skills.
Week 4: Problem Solving • Problem solving skills are crucial to the success of your business. • Problem solving skills are the skills you use to solve conflicts and problems with others. • Problem solving skills are so important because they are used to solve the conflicts or disagreements you run into when working with others.
Problem Solving continued… • To work on your problem solving skills, you will meet for this two hour exercise and complete it. • You will be split into two large groups with the task of creating a package to keep an egg safe from an eight foot drop. • We’ll give you the supplies, and its up to you!
Problem Solving continued… • Our desired outcome of this exercise is for you to enhance your problem solving skills. • In doing this exercise, I’m sure you will run into conflicts with others about your ideas. • By using your problem solving skills, you can solve the issue quickly, and get back to work. • Problem solved!
Conclusion • The workers that graduated from this program really say that it helped them prepare for the workplace. • What you should’ve gained throughout your time here is how to work with others in a serious, competitive environment. • We hope you learned a lot with us, and good luck in you career!
