Transferable Skills DevelopmentMGT 495

Lecture - 1

FACILITATORProf. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood Bagram

Course Description

• This course on Transferable Skills Development uses a unique three-pronged approach - theory, application, and skill development - to make key concepts relevant to today's students.

• The course combines traditional theory with cutting-edge today`s Transferable Skills Development issues & Challenges that focuses on key elements.

Course Description

• Packed with real-world examples, the course illustrates how successful managers deal with challenges, as well as provides students with step-by-step guidelines for effectively handling skills development functions.

• Experiential exercises, action learning, individual and group work, role plays, reflective exercises, and self assessment included in this course would help students to immediately apply to their personal and professional lives.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Develop skills in managing oneself, other people, groups, and ultimately organizations.

• Develop rich set of softer interpersonal, influencing, team-building, conflict management, and communications skills.

• Understand organizational performance, and career success in modern, dynamic and complex organizations.

Human Resources are the most important asset of any organization

Know Yourself

Before You transfer skills to others, You Should……

Know Your Strengths & Weaknesses.Educate & Train Yourself.Be Clear About Your Values.Reflect What You Really Believe.

(James McGregor Burns. Political Scientist)

L E A D E R S H I P

“One of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth”

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali

Jinnah

Abdul Sattar Edhi

. . . .

Leaders…

Leadership 

"Leadership is constantly changing, and survivors learn to change with it."

"Yesterday, natural resources defined power. Today, knowledge is power. Yesterday, leaders commanded and controlled. Today, leaders empower and coach. Yesterday, leaders were warriors. Today, they are facilitators. Yesterday, leaders directed. Today, leaders delegate.

Dr. Denis Waitley The Toastmaster, 2012

“If your actions inspire others

to dream more, learn more,

do more, and become

more, you are a leader”

- John Quincy Adams

Leadership

Leadership is the influencing process of leaders and followers to achieve

organizational objectives through change

Transferable Skills Development is more than getting work

done through people. It is developing people through

work. If you want to improve your workforce

management, then you need to improve the way you

lead people via transferring skills.

Transferable Skills Development

L E A D E R S H I P is about influence…

““ The process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process

of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives” (Yuk, 2006).

Leadership occurs…. anywhere

Leader Effectiveness

What results would we expect to see from a “good” leader:

◦Performance (the job gets done)◦Motivation (followers are energized)◦Effort (followers try hard)◦Satisfaction (followers are happy)

CommunicationCommunication JudgementJudgement

High energyHigh energy FlexibilityFlexibility

DominanceDominance Sensitivity to others

Sensitivity to others

Self-confidentSelf-confident IntelligenceIntelligence

Skills ofEffective

Managers

StabilityStability

Conclusion

• Transferable Skills Development increases individual, group, and organizational performance.

• It also improves efficiency and effectiveness.

FACILITATORProf. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood Bagram