PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN THE

WORKPLACEBY

ANGELA IHUNWEZE

OBJECTIVE OF THIS LECTURE Is to prepare you for excellence in whatever he or she does especially with regards meeting the needs of the work place.

With this information you can act professionally in every situation particularly with internal and external customers

WHAT IS PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS?

Universally personal effectiveness is use of all the personal resources at your disposal - talents, skills, energy and time to enable you to achieve both work and life goals.

Is your ability to create maximum value, in the minimum time and effort.

IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Higher productivity Reduction in loss resources More coordinated workplace Improved business offering Happy customer Ability to detect any anomaly and

checkmate it before it is too late Increased profit for the business Business sustainability

SKILLS FOR PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

You have some level of skill and experience Know yourself, strengths and weakness and

increase strength and minimize weakness Have a positive disposition of who you are Improve yourself, read, study attend courses, get

mentors Set goals where you see yourself going, how you

want to get there Be organized, manage your time well Keep healthy; watch what you eat ,drink and

habits Reduce stress Be a people person, get along with people

BARRIERS TO PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS

Lack of self disciplineLack of will power“band wagon” mentalityInability to take responsibility for ones destiny

Lack of information Procrastination & Lack of time management skills

WHAT DOES PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS MEAN TO YOU Getting my work done to high quality

standards Taking care of my family and making them

happy Career advancement Influencing people Making and keeping new friends Earning a lot of money Earning the respect of my colleagues Becoming an expert in my field Or something else

GOAL SETTING A Goal is the object of a

person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

Setting goals 1. Set Goals that Motivate You When you set goals for yourself, it is

important that they motivate you: this means making sure that they are important to you, and that there is value in achieving them

GOAL SETTING PART 22. Keep your goals Smarts Specific. Make your goal clear and well defined Measurable. Include precise amounts, dates, and so

on in your goals so you can measure your degree of success

Attainable. Make sure that it's possible to achieve the goals you set.

Relevant. Goals should be relevant to the direction you want your life and career to take. By keeping goals aligned with this, you'll develop the focus you need to get ahead and do what you want.

Time Bound. You goals must have a deadline. Again, this means that you know when you can celebrate success

GOAL SETTING PART 33.Set Goals in Writing The physical act of writing down a goal makes it real

and tangible. You have no excuse for forgetting about it. As you write, use the word "will" instead of "would like to" or "might."

It should be where you can easily see it .4.Make an Action Plan This will ensure you achieve what you have planned

and as you make progress cross it of your book5. Stick With It! Remember, goal setting is an ongoing activity not

just a means to an end. Build in reminders to keep yourself on track, and make regular time-slots available to review your goals.

ASSIGNMENT With the format for goal setting, what

are goals for your workplace especially becoming personally effective.

Please write and submit.

Thank you for listening