In today's reality, both
our life and workplaces require more thinking abilities than actual content or
academic knowledge. Life skills, for example, self-direction, initiative, versatility,
adaptability, cross-cultural and social skills are vital in today's environment.
Here are some life skills
that you have to develop to be able to standout in today’s competitive world. Do
you have any of these in your life? If not, then Dr. Ashima Shukla will help you in figuring out how to build and
hone your life skills.
Adaptability
and Flexibility
Ø The
ability to adapt to change - this will help you in adjusting to jobs
obligations, varied roles, context and schedules.
Ø Being
adaptable - permits you to work towards social in multi cultural situations.
Ø Work
successfully in an atmosphere of vagueness and changing needs.
Ø Deal
emphatically with setbacks, praise and feedbacks.
Self
Direction and Initiative
Ø Being
a self starter
Ø The
ability to work outside a defined role or profile.
Ø Successful
management of time and goals
Ø The
ability to set objectives with unmistakable and elusive achievement criteria
Ø The
ability to adjust strategic (short-term) and key (long haul) objectives
Ø The
ability to work autonomously
Ø Go
past your essential abilities and/or educational modules to investigate and
extend your learning with a specific end goal to fabricate and enhance or add
to current expertise sets.
Ø Exhibit
initiative to propel skill levels towards an expert level
Ø Exhibit
responsibility to learning as a lifelong process
Ø Ponder
critically on past encounters so as to inform future progress
Cross-cultural
and Social Skills
Ø Cooperate
viably with others
Ø Know
when it is suitable to listen and when to talk
Ø Behave
in a respectable, proficient way
Ø Work
adequately in different groups
Ø Regard
cultural differences
Ø React
receptively to various values and thoughts
Accountability
and Productivity
Ø Manage
Projects
Ø Set
and meet objectives
Ø Plan,
organize and manage work to accomplish the expected result
Ø Produce
results
Ø Work
ethically and emphatically
Ø Participate
enthusiastically, and be punctual and reliable
Responsibility
and Leadership
Ø Lead
and Guide Others
Ø Use
interpersonal and critical thinking skills to impact and guide others toward an
objective
Ø Leverage
qualities of others to achieve a common objective
Ø Rouse
others to achieve their absolute best
Ø Show
trustworthiness and moral conduct in using power and influence
Ø Be
dependable to others
All these life skills are
a must for everybody and thus Dr. AshimaShukla is working to pave a way for people to hone their life skills.
