Personal Competencies Paper

The results of my personal competencies activity is that I possess qualities such as leading, writing, innovating, networking, persuading, and cooperating. In critical thinking, it is important to remember how basic concepts like talking and writing are perhaps the two most important ways individuals prove or disapprove claims. (Moore, Parker, 2009 Pg. 114) Good or bad I have always taken away a lesson learned by someone else as a positive experience. In a team setting, it is so important to understand how important motivation is because it is the best way to get the job done by utilizing everyone’s full potential. This is an important factor I will carry with me in future work settings.

Writing is another competency important to possess because it gives one the ability to send everyone a clear message that is logically sound by containing a clear premise. Employees appreciate information that is straight forward and less complicated because it is understood easier and is visually less stressful to the reader. By being aware of the verbal messages I am sending fellow employees in the future, I will prepare myself for writing non-verbal messages as well. Innovation is a competency that keeps things exciting in the work place by using new and inventive ways to get the job done. One way to be innovative is to think outside the box instead of being completely traditional and boring. Making activities interesting for employees makes them more productive because it creates a less stressful environment. In my experience this tactic has worked, and will be utilized in my future work settings.

Networking is perhaps one of the most important competencies to have because in sales environments, it gives customers a reason to return to a place of business. In my mind, networking means personalizing the customer