2. Transferable Skills Development MGT 495 Lecture - 1 FACILITATOR Prof. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood Bagram

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Human Resources are the most important asset of any organization

9. 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.

10. (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…

11. 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

12. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader” - John Quincy Adams Leadership

13. Leadership is the influencing process of leaders and followers to achieve organizational objectives through change

14. 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

15. 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).

16. Leadership occurs…. anywhere

17. 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)

18. Communication Judgement High energy Flexibility Dominance Sensitivity to others Sensitivity to others Self-confident Intelligence Skills of Effective Managers Stability

19. Conclusion Transferable Skills Development increases individual, group, and organizational performance. It also improves efficiency and effectiveness.

20. FACILITATOR Prof. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood Bagram