BE PROACTIVE – Take responsibility for your life

ProactiveThe book “7 habits of highly effective people” by Stephen Covey needs no introduction as even after more than 25 years it is considered to be one of the most influential business management books.

In my opinion Habit #1 – Proactivity is a key habit to be successful in today’s world.

Where you want to go is up to you. Your colleagues, family and friends are a support system, but that is all they cannot succeed for you. Only you can do that. So in reality it’s all about self-mastery, the ability to be proactive and take responsibility for shaping your future and destiny.

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Managing Yourself ???

manage selfThere was a time when employees did not need to manage their careers – it was the responsibility of their managers to plan the careers of their direct reports. However times have changed and in today’s world it is up to us to manage our self and our career.

The question which would arise in your mind is what does that mean and how can you do so ?

We need to define and then to carve out our place in the organization and know when it is necessary to change our direction or career path. It’s up to us to keep ourselves engaged, motivated and productive during a career that may last between 35-40 years.

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GROW YOUR SKILLS – MAXIMIZE YOUR IMPACT

grow skillsWhere you are today is based on the education and skills that got you there. However if you aspire to career growth, you cannot afford to be complacent and wait for things to happen – you have to take ownership of your career.

REMEMBER the key to your future depends on your own commitment to learning and development of skills. By getting better at what you do and expanding the boundaries of your skills, you become more valuable to your team, customers, and company. This would lead to broadening your horizon and could also lead to new and better career opportunities within your current company or elsewhere.

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Communicate – communicate – communicate

communicateIn today’s world communication is an essential tool which helps an organization to achieve productivity and maintain strong working relationships at all levels.

Those employer who invests time in communicating with employees will build up levels of trust which in turn, leads to increase in productivity and morale. While poor communication inevitably leads to demotivated employees who may question their own abilities and inevitably the organization. So, how can organizations improve and enhance their communication ?

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TALENT FIRST – BROCHURE

Talent DevelopmentYou can now download a new “TALENT FIRST – BROCHURE” for your ready reference – (see page TALENT FIRST)

 

 

Hello HR Colleagues and friends

The need to create an awareness of the changes which are taking place in the HR world globally and its impact on business performance is the reason for starting this blog.

In Pakistan we are still very much in the past and the HR is viewed as a personnel management function. There is a requirement to create an awareness of how HR can truly contribute to the success of a business by assuming a strategic human resource management role in an organization.Doing so would ensure that a proper utilization of resources is taking place to obtain the results the organization would like to achieve.

The different areas of HR and how they contribute towards the success of an organization follow