This “Develop Personal Effectiveness at Operations Level” module aims to prepare learners will be able to apply knowledge and life skills such as establishing personal goals and relating them to team goals, managing time effectively, maintain work-life balance, managing stress as well as personal finances, to be effective at the workplace.

COURSE OUTLINE

1. Personal and Team Goals

• Types of motivational factors affecting personal goal setting and achievement
• The motivational factors affecting personal goal setting and achievement
• Advantages of setting goals
• The Life Wheel
• Align personal goals to team goals
• Strategies to link one’s role and responsibilities to individual and team success
• Factors that may affect the achievement of team goals
• Strategies to achieving goals

2. Aligning Personal to Team Goals

• Identify personal strengths and weaknesses
• Strategies to overcome weaknesses
• How personal strengths can contribute towards the achievement of team goals
• Benefits of prioritising tasks according to team goals set
• Ways to plan and complete personal tasks to meet team goals
• Ways to avoid time wasters
• Various barriers to effective time management and their characteristics

3. Managing Stress and Work-Life Balance

• Impact of stress on work effectiveness
• Benefits and components of work-life balance
• Types of work-life balance programs to maintain work-life balance
• Practices that promote personal well-being
• Personal and family responsibilities
• Issues related to personal and family responsibilities and their impact on work
• Aspects of Personal Management
• Common sources of assistance available to support personal management

4. Taking Charge of Your Finances

• Types of monthly household and personal expenditure
• How to manage one’s identified financial position
• Types of monthly household and personal expenditure
• The Differences Between Saving And Investing

METHODOLOGY

This course is conducted through mini lectures, interactive activities, group & individual exercises for practical activities including role-plays, group & individual discussions.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Individuals who would like to improve their personal effectiveness in their careers and achieve work life integration.