Personal Effectiveness and Business Mastery

Planning Orientation

• The discipline of planning and preparation to avoid unplanned catastrophes:
• Short-term planning: daily/weekly/monthly
• Long-term planning: self-development outlook.
• Recognize and take full advantage of limited resources
• Focus awareness on company procedures
• Time discipline.

Business Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of the organization’s business
• Appreciation of their decisions and actions which touch the business’ bottom line
• Application of competence to see jobs delivered cost-effectively.

Performance Orientation

• Focus on delivering results – work efficiently and creatively to meet agreed goals and objectives
• Define personal responsibilities
• Be clear about standards
• Review self-performance against set goals.

Opportunities Focused

• Understand what opportunities exist or can be created, and convert them into results
• Take advantage of opportunities for success in the present or future
• Create new ways of doing things that are beneficial, advantageous, or profitable.

Problem Solving

• Identify forms of waste to reduce losses
• Make adjustments to accommodate changing situations
• Respond resourcefully to new demands or circumstances.

Innovativeness

• Experiment and be adventurous
• Develop new thinking and skills and challenge yourself.

Initiative

• Anticipate business needs to proactively create solutions
• Take on difficult tasks to achieve business results.

Delegation and Empowerment

• Willingly delegate
• Provide subordinates with opportunities to prove their capabilities
• Assign the appropriate degree of authority
• Provide assistance and support.

Champion Relevant Changes

• Strive for learning and growth
• Structure process for quality and efficiency.

Developing Self

• Strive for learning and growth both professionally and personally.
• Mentoring & Sponsorship
• What is Sponsorship
• How Sponsorship Works.