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6 Factors Of Leadership and Career Success 1/2

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INFLUENCER: Karlyn D. Henderson, M.A.

 

FactorLeadershipSuccess1As you prepare for the new year, think about what factors are significant for your leadership and professional career success. How can you position yourself for a promotion in the New Year? Where is there a gap in my knowledge, skills, and abilities that hinder my advancement up the corporate ladder? What do employers look for in potential employees? There are some common skills that employers look for in all employees, whether the employee happens to be a network engineer or a fry cook.

In-Demand Skills for Success 

1. BASIC SKILLS

Reading, writing and arithmetic! Believe it or not, a good portion of high school graduates (and some college grads) do not read at an 8th grade level and cannot do multiplication in their head.

Employers are seeking employees who can read well, can write coherently, and who can calculate mathematics in a business environment (fractions, percentages, etc.) Add to that the modern basic skills of keyboarding skill, basic computer knowledge, and ability to use most computerized tools (e.g. fax machine, basic word processing program, etc.) to round out the basic skill sets needed for employment success.

2. PERSONAL SKILLS

Can a potential employee speak well? Can he/she answer questions of customers in a positive, informative manner? Can the prospect provide good customer service? While not everyone has an outgoing sales’ personality, successful employees can communicate in a non-confrontational, positive manner with their coworkers, team members, subordinates, management, and customers. Being able to work well with others is a vital skill for success in all jobs.

3. JOB ATTAINMENT

Job search is a process that requires a great deal of dedication and attention to be conducted successfully. It follows the old principal that many veteran programmers refer to as GIGO ‚ Garbage In, Garbage Out. If you put lousy effort in, you will receive lousy results.

Employers are seeking employees who know how to present themselves in a positive manner and who display enthusiasm and knowledge about the companies they approach. Not only do candidates get evaluated on their skills and experience, but also on how they are approaching the job search. Enthusiastic candidates with fewer skills have an even chance of getting the job as dull candidates with better skills.

Look for the second part of this interesting article.

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Karlyn D. Henderson, M.A., CEO of Poimena Consulting, has a heart for Faith-Based Women Leaders who serve in Ministry.  With over 25 years of Ministry experience, Karlyn knows and understands the challenges Women Leaders face in Ministry, as well as corporate America. With this extended experience, Karlyn want to serve other Women Leader to Lead and Guide in the Spirit of Excellence by the Spirit of God in Christ Jesus!

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