The S-Curve & Your Personal and Professional Growth

Week 2 Activity - Personal Guidebook: The S-Curve and Your Personal and Professional Growth BUS499 – Business Administration Capstone Professor July 10, 2024 Template: Your Personal Guidebook Part 1 Select three (3) skills from either of the lists below that you have developed during your business program journey and explain how you are ready to apply these skills. Industry Skills 10 Employability Skills Management Problem-Solving Leadership Results-Driven Operations Communication Marketing Technology Business Development Agility Business Technical Skills Self and Social Awareness Process Improvement Productivity Finance/Budgeting Initiative Forecasting Innovation Strategic Planning Relationship Building Explain Choice 1: Management My business program journey has been transformative through the diverse skills it has assisted me in gaining while refining others. For instance, interactions with different management resources and experts have equipped me with distinguished management skills that have boosted my confidence in leading complex projects in various contexts. Understanding strategies for balancing organizational resources, addressing people’s needs, and aligning them with institutional growth are some of the practical examples I can apply to demonstrate this skill (Larson, 1). Moreover, I recognize the tactics of setting priorities, a critical concept in operations management. Thus, this journey has elevated my managerial capabilities. Explain Choice 2: Problem-Solving Witnessing the attitudes appropriate for effective problem-solving and familiarization with dynamic strategies has also refined this employability skill, making me an expert who can settle complex issues. One of the primary learning was the need to diffuse conflicting situations with kind words rather than verbal attacks (Larson, 1). Such an approach encourages individuals to disclose the issues because they recognize my primary intention is not to apportion blame but to find a sustainable solution and preventative methods. As a result, this awareness has enabled me to become a better professional in solving work-related problems. Explain Choice 3: Process Improvement The journey has also strengthened me into a professional who can improve processes. I have amassed specific capabilities, including excellent communication and an eye for detail improvements. As a result, I am now aware of tactics for eliminating redundancies in activities, removing errors, and aligning objectives to boost efficiency (Larson, 1). Implementing these fundamental and practical components improves resource utilization and activity completion. Part 2 Review your resume. Explain what changes you will make (or have made) to reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities you have gained from the business program. Include a Reflection on your personal S-Curve in your explanation. The knowledge and skills gained from the business program enabled me to make significant changes to my resume. A reflection on these adjustments indicates that I had plateaued in my career S-curve by becoming comfortable with my responsibilities at work without cha...