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Certificate IV Business Administration. BSB404B Develop Work Priorities. Faculty of Business & Computing. Unit Descriptor. This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to : plan one’s own work schedules Monitor and obtain feedback on work performance and development
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Certificate IVBusiness Administration BSB404B Develop Work Priorities Faculty of Business & Computing
Unit Descriptor This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to: • plan one’s own work schedules • Monitor and obtain feedback on work performance and development • Take responsibility for one’s own career planning and professional development
Plan and complete own work schedule Monitor own work performance Coordinate professional development Learning Outcomes
What are the advantages? You – individually The – organisation The – family The – community The industry that you work in Why Plan ?
Importance of Planning Anyone who fails to plan, plans to fail!
Work Objectives/Outcomes • KRAs • Key result areas • KPIs • Key performance indicators
Planning Cycle Strategic Plan Business Plan Operational Plans Position Summaries or Job Descriptions Work Plans
What is your understanding of a paradigm? Why is it important in this unit? Small group discussion. The Power of a Paradigm
The Power of a Paradigm • Behaviour • Attitude • Mind Maps of Perception
Covey says paradigm was “originally a scientific term . . . more commonly used today to mean a model, theory, perception, assumption, or frame of reference”. Page 23, Covey, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Perception includes: filtering, arranging, responding to what we sense. Paradigm Defined
The way things are – REALITIES The way things should be – VALUES Our attitudes and behaviours grow out of these assumptions. The way we see things is the source of the way we think and the way we act. Mind Maps
Who are role models for you? What is it that they do that makes them a Role Model in your eyes? Why is it important that we have consistent performance? What sort of issues are most important to achieve consistent outcomes? Activity – Design an effective Role Model Positive Organisational Role Model
Using the Readings and Teachings of Stephen Covey to Manage Self
HABIT 1 – Be Proactive HABIT 2 – Begin With the End in Mind HABIT3 – Put First Things First HABIT 4 – Think Win/Win Seven Habits to Maximise Performance
HABIT 5 – Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood HABIT 6 – SYNERGISE HABIT 7 – Sharpen the Saw Effectiveness Maintaining P/PC Balance HABIT 8– Find Your Voice and Encourage Others to Find Theirs Seven Habits to MaximisePerformance cont..
HABIT 1 – Be Proactive Stimulus Response
Based upon Imagination Conscience Independent Will Self-awareness Based on ‘I can change’ Habit 1
Reactive Language Language That’s just the way I am There is nothing I can do If only I can’t
Proactive Language Language I control my own feelings I choose I will Let’s look at the alternatives
Circle of Concern/Influence Circleof Concern
How can you expand this circle? Expand Your Circle of Influence Circleof influence
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Personal SWOT Analysis
Give me the courage to change the things which can and ought to be changed, the serenity to accept the things which cannot be changed, and the wisdom to know the difference. Personal Creed
Means to start with understanding of what is important to you. You may be very busy and very efficient butyou will only be effective when you are working towards what really matters to you. Based on principals of personal leadership. Develop a Personal Mission Statement – based upon your values and principles. Habit 2 – Begin With theEnd in Mind
Time Management Matrix Habit 3 –Put First Things First
What one thing could you do (you are not doing now) that if you did on a regular basis, would make a tremendous positive difference in your personal life? What one thing in your work life would bring similar results. Goal Setting for Change
Long Term Organising Roles Mission Statement Goals
Short Term Organising Schedule Roles Goals Plans Delegate
Habit 4 – Think Win/Win C O N S I D E R A T I O N High Lose / Win Win / Win Lose / Lose Win / Lose Low COURAGE Low High
Principles of Empathic Communication Empathetic listening gets inside another person’s frame of reference. You look out through it, you see the world the way they see the world, you understand their paradigm, you understand how they feel. Habit 5 – Seek First to Understand,Then to be Understood
When you see only two alternatives – yours and the “wrong one” – you can look for a synergistic third alternative. There’s almost always a third alternative, and if you work with a win/win philosophy and really seek to understand, you usually can find a solution that will be better for everyone concerned. Habit 6 – SYNERGISE Principles of Creative Cooperation
High Synergistic (Win/Win) T R U S T Respectful (Compromise) Defensive (Win/Lose or Lose/Win) Low High COOPERATION Levels Of Communication
Principles of a Balanced Self – Renewal Physical Dimension Spiritual Dimension – your core and values (very private part of your life) Mental Dimension – development, education Social/Emotional Dimension Habit 7 – Sharpen the Saw
Balanced Self PHYSICAL Exercise, Nutrition, Stress Management MENTAL Reading, Visualizing, Planning, Writing SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL Service, Empathy, Synergy, Intrinsic Security SPIRITUAL Value Clarification & Commitment, Study & Meditation
Competing Demands are Prioritised to Achieve Personal, Team and Organisation’s Goals and Objectives. • Work expectations • Managing work expectations • Balancing work and family demands • Priorities of demands on your time • Techniques for managing time effectively • Meeting work priorities
Expectations from: Customers Suppliers Managers Employees Teams Ourselves Roles Industry Work Expectations What are some of the expectations you face at work?
How do you balance work and family demands? Personal resources – income/health Family resources - support Support from employer – flexi time Build a support network - talking with others Cope with work/family stress - exercise Balancing Work andFamily Demands
Priorities of Demandson Your Time First, stack the cards in your favour • use your biological rhythms to your advantage • optimise your work environment • safeguard blocks of work time
Priorities of demands on your time, cont… Second, prioritise the things you wish to do. STEP 1: develop an overview of everything that you want toaccomplish STEP 2: organise your goals according to their priority: distinguish between urgent and non-urgentgoals, then separate the pile of items into important and non-important.
Priorities of demands on your time, cont… Third, plan ahead according to your priorities: • Make a long range timetable, • Remember your day to day personal maintenance (personal time out), and • Plan each day and week as you go through the timetable. Fourth, avoid over-planning
Techniques to Manage Time Effectively What techniques do you use to manage time effectively? • Identify your personal and work-related priorities. • Translate priorities into goals with activities. • Identify deadline to each activity. • Use monthly calendar or planning diary. • Learn to say NO to requests that take your time and don’t move you forward. • Identify your own barriers.
Meeting Work Priorities What do you do to ensure you meet your work priorities? • Set achievablegoals • Availability of appropriate resources • Believe in your abilities • Have a feasible plan • Must be committed • Must practice discipline • Willing to defer things that would be nice now for the things you really want • Do not spread yourself too thinly
What technology have you used at your work place? Have you used it effectively? Issues to consider: Training on equipment/software Technical help at the time of need User friendly Security Cost Availability Confidentiality Technology is used Efficiently and Effectively to Manage Work Priorities and Commitments
Savings on time and money Can produce up to the minute information Minimise paper wastage Improve decision making Can distribute information to the chosen employees Share and manipulate information quickly Benefits of Technology
Work expectations Managing work expectations Balancing work and family demands Priorities of demands on your time Techniques for managing time effectively Meeting work priorities Technology - issues to consider Benefits of technology Re-Cap
Key Questions Why is this important? What’s changed to make it critical? So WII-FY ??? Develop and MaintainProfessional Competence