Technology has provided many different ways of communicating but the need to be effective in communication has not changed. Educational professionals need to continue to develop and refine their communication skills. This group is for educators who aspire to discuss and master the competencies necessary for exemplary performance and top customer service in a dynamic, rapidly changing education landscape. Group members share best practices, ideas, thoughts, reflections, and resources to help colleagues across the globe improve performance.
Connecting with department heads to propose changes carries the practical presentation of problem-solving approach to their challenges.
What would be the best way to persuade team members to implement a procedure when they already feel overwhelmed?
Try to avoid ignoring an issue.
I've learned that stress can impact productivity, well-being, and workplace satisfaction in a negative manner. Learning how to manage stress in the workplace in real time as it happens is essential to overcoming these obstacles and improve one's productivity and happiness in the workplace.
Coaching skills are very important as they can help bring the best out of us all, including the coach.
Be prepared and ready to coach.
Be a good listener - allow the other person to speak 90% of the time.
Ask questions that allow for reflection.
Feedback is an essential component of the communication process and being receptive to feedback can help me learn how my behavior affects others, as well as what I am doing well and also how I can improve in areas.
Reflection is very powerful.
Important to develop SMART goals.
I have learned that without time management many projects or set goals are difficult to accomplish. There are many was to set your time if you are a morning person or a night owl. But if you work in an office use the time wisely.
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Career Ed Lounge is embedded in over eighty professional development portals serving the career and technical education community. Performance Groups in the Lounge are integrated with related learning opportunities offered on these portals. With a few exceptions, Performance Groups are also publicly available to any member of the Lounge to maximize peer-to-peer learning and performance outcomes.
