Essential Soft Skills For The Technical Professional Part 2

Self-Management Skills

What you'll learn

Essential skills which are often overlooked in a technical career field

Time Management

Mindset and Goal-Setting

Decision-Making

Ethics and Integrity

Requirements

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Description

Problems are rarely 100% technical.  They require communication, connection, self-management, teamwork and collaboration.  Learn the essential skills which are often overlooked. These skills are not taught in school. Improve your ability to solve problems, thrive on teams and lead others.  This course is taught through the lens of the technical professional. Learn from three instructors with a combined 65 years of professional experience.  This is Part TWO of the three-part series. In this part of the course, you'll develop self-management skills.  We often find it difficult to juggle life's bombardment of tasks.  Learn some key principles to prioritize your life and unlock time to focus on the things that matter.  Learn that a positive mindset has significant implications on your performance.  Apply a structure to set goals and stick to them.   We make decisions every day, but we're not taught a framework for making decisions.  Learn that here in Part 2 of the series.  Lastly, ethics and integrity build trust.  With trust, you can form lasting relationships to enhance your daily interactions and long-term success.  This course is built for the technical professional.  We understand your work because we're in the technical field ourselves.  Our objective is to pass on tools and techniques that we wish we had earlier in our careers.  If you can incorporate these skills in your professional and personal life, you'll take better control of your time and commitments, set goals that stick, make decisions with confidence and endeavor to live a life of high integrity.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the 3-Part Course Series

Lecture 2 Introduction to Part 2 - Self-Management Skills

Section 2: Time Management

Lecture 3 Introduction

Lecture 4 Evaluate Your Time

Lecture 5 Establish Your Priorities

Lecture 6 Simplify, Reduce, Eliminate

Lecture 7 Scheduling Priorities

Lecture 8 Revise Your Calendar

Lecture 9 Create and Plan Tasks

Lecture 10 Execute Tasks

Lecture 11 Productivity, Efficiency, Quality, Perfection

Lecture 12 Conclusion

Section 3: Mindset and Goal-Setting

Lecture 13 Introduction and a Primer on Your Brain

Lecture 14 What is Mindset?

Lecture 15 Mindset - Belief Connection

Lecture 16 How to Change Your Mindset

Lecture 17 Mindset Foundations, Balance, and Resilience

Lecture 18 Design Methodology

Lecture 19 Goal-Setting

Lecture 20 A Vital Daily Habit and Conclusion

Section 4: Decision-Making

Lecture 21 Introduction

Lecture 22 How We Think

Lecture 23 How We Make Decisions

Lecture 24 Five-Step Decision-Making Process

Lecture 25 Part 1 - Pitfalls of Decision-Making and Mitigation Techniques

Lecture 26 Part 2 - Pitfalls of Decision-Making and Mitigation Techniques and Conclusion

Section 5: Ethics and Integrity

Lecture 27 Introduction

Lecture 28 Ethics and Example Code of Ethics Statements

Lecture 29 Integrity

Lecture 30 Significance in Your Career and the 4R Framework

Lecture 31 Examples - Design vs. Reality, Opinion, Mistake

Lecture 32 Examples - Company Vehicle, Lunch, Excursion

Lecture 33 Examples - Dollar Equivalent, Side Hustle

Lecture 34 Safety Examples and Conclusion

Section 6: Part 2 Conclusion - Self-Management Skills

Lecture 35 Part 2 Conclusion - Self-Management Skills

Anyone in a technical career field seeking to improve your personal effectiveness, to better manage your time and energy, build a strong framework for making decisions and setting goals, and to put ethics and integrity at the forefront.