Harvard psychologist Richard Hackman, a preeminent scholar of team effectiveness believes that a team’s design is the most vital factor in building winning teams. “Get the design right, the theory says, and the performance will take care of itself.”[i] To have a good design, you need “clear goals, well-designed tasks that are conducive to teamwork, […]
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Low self-confidence impacts both our personal and professional life. In several studies conducted between 2005 and 2007, University of Florida professor Timothy Judge found that people with high core self evaluations or positive self-concepts had increased levels of job satisfaction, better job performance, higher income, higher work motivation, and reduced stress and burnout.[i] That converts
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As many as 80% of today’s generation sleep with their phones at night, but when it comes to talking over the phone professionally, most cannot do it, a research reveals.[i] Providing service over the phone requires special skills. A professional telephone operator needs to master their voice, telephone etiquette and problem solving skills to overcome
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According to LinkedIn, core competencies required for a facilitator include communication, active listening, developing synergy, and asking questions.[i] Along with that, interpersonal skills and value for diversity are also important qualities in facilitators, the British Council believes.[ii] Using these skills, a facilitator can create an environment where learning is fun and spontaneous for all. A skilled
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Emotional Intelligence can be the cause of success or failure in your job. TalentSmart tested emotional intelligence alongside 33 other important workplace skills, and found that emotional intelligence is the strongest predictor of performance responsible for 58% of job performance.[i] They also found that 90% of top performers have high EQ and that they
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On an average, office employees waste 40% of their time in office, says the Wall Street Journal,[i] and it costs companies over $100 billion a year.[ii] Though time wasting is not done purposely and is often the result of poor management, an employee can keep up their professional growth in any kind of work environment. Using time
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On an average, office employees waste 40% of their time in office, says the Wall Street Journal,[i] and it costs companies over $100 billion a year.[ii] Though time wasting is not done purposely and is often the result of poor management, an employee can keep up their professional growth in any kind of work environment. Using time
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As a professional development training company, PD Training (PDT) focuses on continual improvement as part of our internal culture. So, in 2017/18, we selected our 20 most popular courses and re-developed the entire program to ensure we train our participants in the most efficient and effective way possible; branded the Signature Series. Using a professional instructional
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Only 56% of strategic initiatives are successful, a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit states.[i] The reason for it is poor implementation. In the survey, 61% of the respondents admitted that their firms struggle to bridge the gap between strategy formulation and its day-to-day implementation. “Strategy is intensely personality-and-relationship driven,” Roland Pan, Director of Strategy
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