Upskill: 21 keys to professional growth

Chris Watson's Upskill: 21 keys to professional growth provides practical ideas to improve day-to-day effectiveness, including 840 user-friendly tools and techniques, a rich resource of reliable solutions, and thirty practical ideas to develop the performance of people. The book is divided into three inter-related clusters for ease of use, including ideas for personal development, delivering results, and long-term gain.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 272 pages
\n Publication date: 31 December 2018
\n Publisher: Crown House Publishing
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Brimming with punchy, practical ideas to improve your day-to-day effectiveness, Chris Watson's Upskill: 21 keys to professional growth is the definitive guide to developing the adaptive skills essential for success at work.

In Upskill, adaptive skills specialist Chris Watson delivers a dynamic snapshot of easy-to-access development possibilities, providing you with:

840 user-friendly tools and techniques reflecting the latest thinking on how to extend capability, boost professional growth, and take charge of your career.

A rich resource of reliable solutions, grouped around the twenty-one adaptive skills most valued by today's employers, including creativity, collaboration, and communication.

An abundance of proven approaches, topical insights, time-saving apps, and inspirational videos, as well as helpful signposts to relevant quotes, books, and other resources.

Each chapter focuses on one of the twenty-one skills, and begins with examples of how the individual skills, which can be practised and refined throughout a career, have all been shown to be associated with greater operational agility. This brief introduction is then followed by forty practical ideas to develop the performance of people. Although there is no formal hierarchy to the list of suggestions, all of the ideas have been categorised into three inter-related clusters for ease of use – encompassing ideas for personal development, for delivering results, and for long-term gain.

Within each of the three clusters, all of the ideas for professional growth have been laid out in terms of how they can help you respond and adjust to the requirements of your role and the ever-changing world of work:

Some of the suggestions are tools – apps, templates, downloads, and inventories – which can be used to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and save time.

Other suggestions focus on developing new skills and knowledge, such as learning a new language, taking a course, or attending a conference.

Still, others involve improving your communication and interpersonal skills, such as active listening, conflict resolution, and negotiation.

Finally, some suggestions focus on developing your emotional intelligence, such as mindfulness, self-awareness, and resilience.

By incorporating these ideas into your daily routine, you can become more adaptable, productive, and successful in your career.

Whether you're looking to advance your current position, change industries, or start your own business, Upskill provides you with the tools and strategies you need to succeed.

So why wait? Start Upskilling today and take control of your professional growth!

\n Weight: 526g\n
Dimension: 156 x 236 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781785833526\n \n