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Introduction
Introduction
Personal Effectiveness is something we are all measured by at work but can be difficult to quantify sometimes. How effective we are is linked to the skills that we have, our level of flexibility and our ability to adapt to change.
Employers have specific expectations about how we behave and conduct ourselves when we're working.
Expected behaviours include being:
Reliable
Professional
Respectful of confidentiality
Team player
Confident
Polite
Helpful
Considerate
and having a positive approach and body language.
Watch
Watch
For those of you who like to watch a short video, here are just a few interesting ones that consider different aspects of personal effectiveness including how time management techniques, efficient vs effective and how to embrace your challenges, become more professional and manage your stress.
Time management
Time management
How to be more professional
How to be more professional
Efficiency vs Effectiveness
Efficiency vs Effectiveness
Managing Stress
Managing Stress
Embracing Our Limitations
Embracing Our Limitations
How to be productive when working from home
How to be productive when working from home
Peak Learning State Part 1
Peak Learning State Part 1
Peak Learning State Part 2
Peak Learning State Part 2
Peak Learning State Part 3
Peak Learning State Part 3
Peak Learning State Part 4
Peak Learning State Part 4
Read
Read
If you prefer to read, here you will find a range of articles that cover many different ways to improve your personal effectiveness; including how to deal with change, how to create and manage your personal brand and the key aspects of professionalism.
Do
Do
As with all knowledge, it only becomes truly useful when we start to use it! Here we have sourced a range of short courses to help you to develop your personal effectiveness in different ways. Pick a course that interests you and start turning your knowledge into useful business skills.
Developing Confidence, Resilience and Personal Impact
Sign up for a live online Skills Session. Our 2-hour online sessions, encourage active participation allowing you to exchange ideas with tutors and fellow apprentices.
By participating, you will:
Gain a deeper understanding of your emotions and learn effective techniques for managing them in a healthy way.
Identify and cultivate positive self-management traits.
Enhance your social awareness by practising empathy and recognising non-verbal cues.
Acquire strategies for enhancing your personal brand and building meaningful relationships through effective networking.
Click on the link below to find out when the next session is running.
Stretch and Challenge Yourself
Stretch and Challenge Yourself
Learning to stretch our thinking skills is integral to accelerating our development. This is a really important part of the learning process, and gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and show progression in your Apprenticeship.
Here are two challenges for you to pick from- should you choose to accept, this will help you to develop critical thinking, evaluation skills and encourage creativity.
Challenge 1
Select two incidents where you have worked under pressure and felt stressed. Critically evaluate your actions in these two incidents and consider the strengths and weaknesses of how you handled the situation.
Conclude which of the incidents you handled more effectively, justifying your conclusions. Reflect on any lessons learnt and identify any opportunities for your development here. Discuss this with your Talent Coach. Write a SMART target together to help you develop this area.
Challenge 2
The resources above will help you to consider your own brand. Using no more than 280 characters, write a tweet that represents your brand. Ask your manager or a peer to write a few sentences that they feel represent your personal brand. Do not show them your version, as you are going to compare this to their feedback.
Compare the feedback with your tweet. Identify any similarities and differences between how you are perceived and how you would like to be perceived. Are there any surprises? Identify two areas where you can improve your personal brand and discuss this with your Talent Coach. Write a SMART target together to help you develop this area.
Update your Learning Journal in OneFile with your evaluation and your reflections ready to discuss with your Talent Coach at your next review.
Reflect
Reflect
Reflective practice is, in its simplest form, thinking about or reflecting on what you do. It’s a really important part of learning from experience.
Within your apprenticeship you will be encouraged to reflect throughout your programme, the reason for this is two-fold.
Regular reflection will accelerate your development and help you to identify areas to develop helping you to constantly move forward.
A summary or log of your reflections on your development will be required as part of your endpoint assessment activities. These reflections should demonstrate your ability to 'critically evaluate' your performance and development.
Reflection is a skill and practice will make it easier, it should also be an enjoyable experience and a chance to concentrate on what you need.
To support you to develop this skill we have gathered a range of resources and articles to help you find a reflective model that works for you.
Click on the button below to access the Reflective Practice page for additional resources.
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