This month:
Skills, Traits and Abilities
When we do our jobs it is easy, especially if we are good at them, not to reflect on what we are good at, what skills, traits and abilities we bring to the workplace. The lists shown here are not comprehensive and arguably, the skills, traits and abilities could be classified differently, but these lists provide a starting point to begin to recognize what we do more specifically.
General Personality
Accepting
Demanding
Efficient
Emotional
Follows through
Hard working
Imaginative
Individualistic
Insightful
Intellectual
Initiative
Logical
Loyal
Observer
Optimistic
Organized
Perceptive
Persevere
Practicality
Problem-solving
Process orientation
Resourcefulness
Stress Tolerance
Teamwork
Tenacity
Thorough
Travel
Understanding
Warm
Writing
People
Client Relations
Community Relations
Contract Negotiation
Development
Human Relations
Motivational
Negotiation
Persuasiveness
Public Relations
Sales Ability
Service
Artistic/Creative
Artistic Ability
Creativity
Design
Imagination
Inventiveness
Management
Communication
Control
Coordination
Decisiveness
Foresight
Initiative
Leadership
Ownership
Policy-Making
Staff Dev./ Management
Other Business
Administration
Advising/Consulting
Analytical
Budgetary
Financial
Frugality
Fund Raising
Information Management
Liaison
Marketing
Mathematical
Mechanical
Operations Management
Org. Design / Development
Planning
Presentation
Procedures Design
Production
Program Concept
Program Design
Project Management
Promotion
Public Speaking
Quality Assessment
Research
Showmanship
Strategic Planning
Systems
Training
Troubleshooting
Come back next month for:
"Thinking Out Your Future"

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