Improvement and Adaptation

Description

Develop ability to adapt to changes and willingness to improve personally and professionally: develop or improve self knowledge; apply techniques favouring adaptation to change; improve professional skills.

Objectifs

  • Develop better self knowledge
    • Recognize their values, ideas, and aspirations
    • Recognize their personal and professional acheivements
    • Recognize personal and professional strengths and limitations
    • Establish the state of their relationships with others
    • Recognize motivational factors
    • Recognize how they operate in a stressful situation
    • Use methods and tools to promote better management of their stress
  • Apply techniques favouring adaptation to change
    • Understand the importance of being flexible
    • Show willingness to do things differently
    • Demonstrate a positive attitude while maintaining concentration and productivity in ambiguous and changing situations
    • Adjust their behaviour or methods according to the situation
    • Adjust their behaviour for effective performance in changing or fluid situations
    • Maintain efforts despite periodic interruptions or setbacks and a heavy workload
  • Improve professional skills
    • Understand the importance of training and professional development activities in order to improve and update knowledge and skills
    • Set ambitious but realistic standards, goals, and objectives
    • Assess personal progress
    • Use time management skills effectively
    • Use techniques for improving their attention, concentration, and memory