1. Department Of Commerce S.M.Joshi College Hadapsar,Pune.
Prof. Rasage S.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Of Commerce
S.M.Joshi College Hadapsar,Pune.

2. Good Basic Life Lessons
You are responsible for yourself
What you don’t know may hurt you, or hold you back
Don’t be afraid of something. Learn about it!
Build on your strengths; target weaknesses
Develop important soft skills
Technical competency is the core of your career in engineering!

3. Definition of Leadership
Leadership is the ability to influence others, with or without authority.
All successful endeavors are the result of human effort; thus, the ability to influence others is a derivation of
Interpersonal Communications
Conflict Management
Problem Solving / Decision Making

4. Interpersonal Effectiveness
Interpersonal effectiveness is the capability of an individual to do this, influence others, competently.
Leadership is a direct function of three elements of interpersonal effectiveness
Awareness
Ability
Commitment

5. Understanding Yourself and Others
Understand yourself better and how to relate to others:
Take a Myers-Briggs Indicators test
What do you like to do?
What don’t you like to do?
What about others? (Ask them!)
Be assertive; not passive or aggressive
Updated Golden Rule: “Do unto others as they would have done unto themselves”
Determine your mix among career objectives: money, job security, challenging job, recognition, etc.

6. Working Effectively as a Team
Working through and with people
Thinking “we”, not “I”
Getting the Team to work together by:
Giving the team the big picture
Dividing work fairly
Assigning responsibility to achieve accountability
Giving recognition

7. Interpersonal Communications How to Write Better
Use clear, simple, direct language
Minimize use of acronyms
Read more, to see good writing and improve vocabulary
Ask peers to review your writing
Mentally pretend you’re talking to someone, and write that!

8. Interpersonal Communications Essentials of Public Speaking
You can do it!
Know your subject
Know your audience – expectations
Practice, Practice, Practice
Never just read
Speak slowly, clearly and loud enough
Be sincere and enthusiastic
Keep to time

9. Interpersonal Communications Keys to Listening
Listening is not just “hearing” the other
Avoid distractions & make eye contact
Concentrate on the person’s ideas & thoughts, not just facts
Reassure the person that you are paying attention: ask questions
Confirm that you’ve understood

10. Conflict Management Tips to Negotiating
You negotiate everyday!
Identify your needs & the other’s needs
Conflict Styles: Avoiding, Competing, Accommodating, Compromising, and Collaborating
Aim for a “win/win solution, if possible

11. Keys to Problem Solving and Decision Making
Determine the root cause of a problem
Determine what has to be decided
Identify options, choices & alternatives
What information is needed; what criteria will be used to evaluate
Make a decision; be decisive

12. Dealing with Ethical Issues
Something that doesn’t feel right, may be unethical
Unethical is not the same as illegal
Values vary greatly by culture
Speak up and follow your instincts
Talk to peers and mentors
Read ethics “case studies” and columns in professional-society and other magazines