What Is Your Soft Skills GPA?
(Soft Skills Is The Key To Your Success)
AIChE/SPE Chapter Mtg
Ron Morgan
October 6, 2013
TODAY’S GOALS
Motivate you to:
1. Think about the importance of
Soft Skills in your professional a
and personal life.
2. To discover your Myers Briggs
Personality type and understand it.
3. To discover your TOP FIVE
“Signature Strengths”
Friends
Family
You
Associates
Customers
Simon Senek’s Golden Circle
Starting with the “WHY”
WHY
1.
The Hard Skills (HSs) are
essential qualifications
2. Soft Skills are the “secret recipe”
for success:
a. Career success
b. Organizational success
(High Performance Teamwork)
c. Quality of family life
How
What
What Are The “Soft Skills”?
Example soft skills:
Self-Awareness
Leadership
Judgment
Awareness of Others
Influencing Skills
Creating Trust
Maintaining Respect
Responsibility
Integrity
___________,_______,___________
_________,____________,_________
Almost all reactions and decisions are caused by and/or
based on PERCEPTION.
What ever someone’s perception is of you, you earned it.
Most business and personal decisions are based on
perception.
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Relationships are the key to success, happiness, fulfillment,
raising children, happy marriage, etc.
Dr. Swavely (2013) has studied the
limbic system of our brain and
has mapped
“Six Motivational Brain Networks®”
Connectedness
Fairness
Importance
Clarity
Control
Competence
$’s
$’s
$’s
Performing
Forming a
Team
??????????
Norming
Storming
Principle of Perception
“We are measured:
a. Not by what we are,
but by the perception of what we seem to be;
b. Not by what we say,
but how we are heard;
c. Not by what we do,
but how we appear to do it. “
Personnel Decision Inc., MN, 1991
WHY THE EMPHASIS ON SOFT STUFF?
“HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMWORK”
is rapidly becoming a competitive advantage.
Your PERSONALITY TRAITS and your
BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES
will directly impact your career path and
your personal life.
FUNDAMENTAL INGREDIENTS
FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMWORK
Common and Understood Mission
Critical Mass of Talent & Skill
Positioning Individuals For Max Synergy
Effective Communication
Effective Self Management
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These Are
About
Soft Skills
What Effects Your Behavioral Traits (Personality)
Genetics – 25% heritable
0 to 6(8) years of life
Personality
Self Image
7 to 12 years
13 to 18 years
Post Secondary Education
Marriage
Parents, Family
Home Environment
Parents, Family
Home Environment
PEERS
Coaches, teachers
Jobs
……..
Personal Choice
If you are not a happy person, it is your fault
Commitment
Trust
Respect
Most Companies Use A Dual Method For Performance Evaluations
Final Performance Rating
How You Do Your Work
What You Deliver
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Key Factors That Influence Your Success
Your Signature Strengths
Your Learned Skills
Technical Knowledge
Experience
Judgment
Wisdom
Passion
Decision Making
How You Do Your Work
- Personality
- Behavioral Traits
- Dependable
- Host of Soft Skills
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Teams Are Most Successful When:
Each member has adequate knowledge of:
“Personality Traits” of Self and Team Members”.
Each member has some training how to “Interact” with each
of the “Personality Traits” Or “Behavioral Types”.
Each member understands his/her TOP FIVE STRENGTHS
and those of his/her teammates.
Then, members can be positioned to optimize performance
via skill set and motivation.
Now let’s look at a method that is most commonly used to
“Finger Print” behavioral tendencies….
“Myers Briggs Personality Type”
Myers-Briggs Personality/Behavioral Typing
Four Dimensional System
That Characterizes Our Behavioral Tendencies
Energy Expression – Source & Direction
Perception Method
How We Process Information
How We Implement Information
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Myers-Briggs Personality/Behavioral Typing
Energy Expression
Source & Direction
Method of Perceiving
Information
Extroversion
Introversion
Sensing
How We Process
Information
How We Implement
Information
Thinking
Feeling
Judging
Perceiving
iNtuition
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E
or
I
Where Do You Direct Your Energy?
Extroversion
Introversion
Social
Expressive
Many
Broad
Interaction
Outward
Action before
thought
Private
Quiet
Few
Deep
Concentration
Inward
Thought before
action
S
or
N
How Do You Process Information?
Sensing
iNtuition
Facts
Experiences
Present
Practicality
Enjoyment
Realism
Using
Possibilities
Novelty
Future
Aspiration
Development
Idealism
Changing
T
or
F
How Do You Make Decisions?
Thinking
Feeling
Analyzing
Objective
Logical
Criticism
Onlooker
Decides on
principle
Sympathizing
Subjective
Personal
Appreciation
Participant
Decides using
values
J
or
P
How Do You Organize Your Life?
Judgement
Perception
Close
Decide
Structure
Organize
Firmness
Control
Open
Explore
Meander
Inquire
Flexibility
Spontaneity
MB Jung Typology Summary for April 6th
Conference At OSU
Name
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Number of entries
Averages
% of Total
E
22
89
I
56
22
1
1
1
1
67
S
F
1
25
25
25
38
38
62
50
1
12
75
12
25
39
4
42
12
12
62
9
29
T
12
62
12
12
33
56
8
28
N
38
25
4
38
P
11
12
100
33
56
8
30
11
51
38
3
13
J
56
44
33
44
67
33
89
11
67% 33% 75% 25% 33% 67% 92%
1
11
8%
Compare Your M-B Type With Vocational Types
ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers
ESTJ - The Guardians
ISFJ - The Nurturers
ESFJ - The Caregivers
ISTP - The Mechanics
ESTP - The Doers
ESFP - The Performers
ISFP - The Artists
ENTJ - The Executives
INTJ - The Scientists
ENTP - The Visionaries
INTP - The Thinkers
ENFJ - The Givers
INFJ - The Protectors
ENFP - The Inspirers
INFP - The Idealists
Compare Your M-B Type With Vocational Types
8%
8%
8%
33%
17%
17%
8%
ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers
ESTJ - The Guardians
ISFJ - The Nurturers
ESFJ - The Caregivers
ISTP - The Mechanics
ESTP - The Doers
ESFP - The Performers
ISFP - The Artists
ENTJ - The Executives
INTJ - The Scientists
ENTP - The Visionaries
INTP - The Thinkers
ENFJ - The Givers
INFJ - The Protectors
ENFP - The Inspirers
INFP - The Idealists
G. Washington, Hoover, GHW Bush
ISTJ - The Duty Fulfillers
James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Truman, LBJ, G.W.Bush
ESTJ - The Guardians
Robert E. Lee, Queen Mary I, Queen Elizabeth II
ISFJ - The Nurturers
McKinley, Clinton, Terry Bradshaw, Don Knotts, Jack Benny
ESFJ - The Caregivers
Zachary Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Tom Cruise, Charles Bronson
ISTP - The Mechanics
Buchanan, Roy Rogers, Bruce Willis, Hemingway, Eddie Murphy
ESTP - The Doers
Bob Hope, Dale Evans, Goldie Hawn, Woody Harrelson
ESFP - The Performers
Grant, Fillmore, Harding, Elizabeth Taylor, Ervin Johnson, Marilyn Monroe
ISFP - The Artists
ENTJ - The Executives F.D. Roosevelt, Nixon, Harrison Ford, Margaret Thatcher, Dave Letterman
Coolidge, Jefferson, JFK, Polk, Wilson, CS Lewis, Colin Powell
INTJ - The Scientists
John Adams, Garfield, Hayes, Tom Hanks
ENTP - The Visionaries
Madison, John Q. Adams, Tyler, Eisenhower, Ford
INTP - The Thinkers
Lincoln, Reagan, Elizabeth Dole, Ross Perot
ENFJ - The Givers
Jimmy Carter, Van Buren, Martin L. King, Jr., Tom Selleck
INFJ - The Protectors
ENFP - The Inspirers
James Dobson, Will Rogers, Paul Harvey
Shakespeare, Tom Brokaw, Helen Keller
INFP - The Idealists
Suggested Next Steps
A. Go to this web site and take your “Jung’s Meyers Briggs”
Personality Test and read about your traits.
www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
B. Have your close friends, classmates, spouse do the same, then
have a social event and enjoy talking about each others’ results
C. Order this book:
“Now Discover Your Strengths” by Clifton & Buckingham
1. Read through page 79
2. Go on line and take your “Strengths Finder Test”
3. Read about your Top Five Signature Strengths on pages 81
through 116.
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Now Discover Your Strengths by Buckingham & Clifton
ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-0114-8
 Each of us has about “5 Signature Themes” or strengths
 These refer to one of three areas:
– Our Person (Achiever, Activator, etc.)
– Strengths Category (Discipline, Empathy, etc.)
– Quality (Adaptability, Analytical, etc.)
 This is a great reference and has changed my life in
many respects
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LESSONS LEARNED
1.
We must FACE REALITY AS IT IS, Not as it was, or as we wish it could be
2.
BE CANDID WITH EVERYONE
3.
DON’T MANAGE, LEAD
4.
CHANGE BEFORE YOU HAVE TO
5.
If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete
6.
CONTROL YOUR OWN DESTINY, OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL!!!!
Jack Welch
Remember That…..
“Things Turn Out Best For Those Who
Make The Best of How Things Turn Out”
JW
So, when you’re at the end of your life
here on earth, what will be your:
Accomplishments vs. Regrets?
Materials or Relationships?
So, thanks for listening and here’s my parting
thought for you to ponder………………………
“Life is usually shorter than you expected, and
seldom ends the way you planned it. And, the true
quality of life as all about the relationships you have.
So make every day your MASTER PIECE.”
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rgmorgan
Thanks for listening…….
Questions?????????????
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