Looking back at Day 1 of “Becoming a Business Proffesional”

Parash Mehta Nandini R. Nihar Thakur Tejashree Patil Shyam Kartik Rupada Kulkarni Tabish Ahmed

Prepared by :

Carpe diem!

1 .Know yourself. Believe yourself.

2 .Take the shot. Own it.

3 . Break the walls down4. Take Control. Be Proactive.

And..

Seize the day!

Mastering Self-Image

To know yourself, is the first step to being aware of the gold mine inside of you.

The infinite potential of skills, talent waiting to be unleashed. Being aware of yourself is the first step towards success.

And next comes deciding what really Success means?

For some, it could be Fame , Money, Happiness , being content , and the list goes on.What is the big fuss about Success after all?

Self Awareness

• Self Concept• Self Efficacy

• Self Motivation• Self Belief

• Self Respect• Self Esteem

Dig Deeper!

Using methods like The Johari Window, self awareness, aided by feedback of people , may help a person find a new-self that was previously unknown.

Still digging?

Locus of Control may help an individual find out his inclination towards a certain parameter or trait, pertaining to himself/herself.

An ideal person seems to have a “Spider web” locus of control. But I guess, we have perfect imperfectionns and we move towards being perfect each day.

Step up!

Taking Initiative means?

1.Encourage the realization of innovative ideas

2.Proactive behaviour

3.Do what is required.

4.Why React? Action instead of reaction.

5. Be self-promotional

Taking Initiative At Work

Make your presence felt

Consider every opportunity

Ask for guidelines

Anticipate problems

Always be prepared

YOU are the one who chooses Where to go ? How and When!

Initiative Makes difference between

Optimistic Pessimistic

Active Passive

Direct Be directed

Proactive vs Reactive

Circle of INFLUENCE :A key of accountability

A Circle of Concern encompasses the wide range of concerns we have, such as our health, our children, problems at work, the amount of government borrowing, or the threat of war.

A Circle of Influence encompasses those concerns that we can do something about. They are concerns that we have some control over.

ACCOUNTABILITY

THE FIVE C’S OF SELF AND TEAM IMPROVEMENTCharacter+Competence+Commitment+Consistency+Cohesion=Accountability Character : Character makes trust possible. Trust makes leadership

possible. Accountability begins with character because character is based on trust.

Competence boils down to getting the job done. While character is the root of this equation, being trustworthy or being a good guy can only get you so far. Think of it like this: if you were having surgery for a life-threatening illness, would you rather have a good surgeon who was a bad person, or a bad surgeon that smiles a lot?

Accountability

Commitment : The common cliché about teams is that they’re only as good as their weakest link. Great teams are filled with players who refuse to be the weakest link.

Consistency : Consistency is the synthesis of the previous three qualities. You have character, you’re competent, and you’re committed. Demonstrate those traits every day. Consistency isn’t easy to achieve. Willpower is necessary.

Cohesion : Cohesion seems a little redundant at this point, doesn’t it? If every member of the team embodies the previous four qualities, then your unit is already cohesive. Alas, nobody’s perfect, and if a teammate slips up, the rest of the team has to be there to catch him, brush him off and go back to work.

Willingness

Sometimes, the fact that you WANT to do it is a greater driving force than your ABILITY to do it, that helps you in successfully completing a given task.

Willingness is the first step towards achieving the task, irrespective of the skill set.

You can be taught the ability to do the task, but you cannot be taught to be “WILLING”. It’s something, you have to be.

Barriers to being Proactive Self Doubts “If you don’t believe in yourself, who else will?”

Anxiety and Fear of Failure “Will I make it?” “What if I Fail?” “What if something goes wrong?”

Barriers to being Proactive Taking Risks “Should I do it?” “What if I lose?”

Avoiding Routines; Procrastinate “Let’s do it later” “We have enough time left”

Being Proactive sounds good?

Techniques for being Proactive

Know what you want.

Be positive

Affirmations and Self talk.

I WILL....I CAN....WATCH ME

Step 1.

Be Positive!

Hope. Find hope in worst of your situations, and seek out positivity.

No matter who or what is thrusting negative energy towards you, block it off. You can be Positive if you wish to. And you can do it, effortlessly. Well, okay , with some effort from your side. But Yes, You can!

Okay. What Next?

Overcome your fear. Failure is the fruit you reap from sowing the seeds of fear.

Bury the seeds of Confidence, and you will devour fruits of success!

End the fear before it ends you. There’s nothing to be afraid of in life. And failure, falling down only means life gave you another shot to chin up and look back up again.

And then there’s Self-Affirmation. POSITIVE SELF AFFIRMATION.

Excuses? Enough with the excuses already, you really don’t need them. Do you

now?

Excuses only save you time, but alas! Not the opportunity

Providing excuses to yourself will mean only one thing, “Dishonesty with yourself”. That’s the last thing you will want to do. Won’t you?

Ignore the excuses.

Process-oriented feedback.

Build trust in team members.

Feedback and Teamwork go Hand-in-hand Constructive criticism and process oriented feedback is sometimes,or rather,

often more helpful than words of encouragement and false appreciation.

Feedback plays an essential role in improving self in ways not previously thought of.

TRUST is one of the singlemost aspect that keeps the team going. In times of crisis, the trust in each other’s ability and calibre in a team is what will pull everyone out of the ravine!

Trust plays an important role when it comes to development of a team’s overall track record through growth of individual team members.

Thank you for your patience

Our Presentation ends here, but for you, the journey only begins. The journey to self-discovery.

Brace yourselves to unearth the “new” you. To dig out the Diamond in the Dirt!