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Achieve Success and Sustainable Success (A'SAS)

The core competencies required to achieve Success and achieve Sustainable Success (A'SAS) are:

• Thinking skills
• Communication skills
• Work/Functional skills
• Business skills
• Industry skills
• Emotional, Adversity and Spiritial Intelligences (EASI)

Questions and answers related to ASAS skills are compiled in ASAS-QnA.blogspot.com.

Thinking skills

“Clarify challenges, find solutions, make decision and execute effectively”

Thinking About Thinkings

• Logical thinking, Lateral thinking, Creative thinking, Intuitive thinking, Positive thinking, Negative thinking, Focused thinking, Dominant thinking, Strategic thinking, Systematic thinking, Reflective thinking , Critical thinking, Analytical thinking,
• Left brain, Right brain
• Balanced Path = Effective thinking

Creativity and Innovation

• Myths About Creativity
• Barriers to Creative Thinking
• Tools and Techniques to Generate Ideas
• Applying Creativity and Innovation to Daily Challenges
• Selling the Innovation Ideas and Implementing Them

Problem Solving

• Issues vs Challenges vs Problems vs Crisis vs Armageddon
• Begin With End in Mind
• A Problem Well Stated Is A Problem Half Solved!
• Stabilise issues and capitalise opportunities
• Explore options, Decide, Take action, Concentrate and focus your efforts/resources, Think positive, Believe in success, Doa, Tawakkal
• Detailed Framework: Before, During, After
• Problem Solving Tools

Decision Making and Execution

• Situational analysis
• Cause-and-effect analysis
• Decision-Making tools

Communication skills

“Listen, understand, relate, inform and influence others effectively”

Personal Branding

• First Impression Is Paramount!
• Communication: Non-verbal, Para-verbal, Verbal
• Grooming
• Emotion
• Body language
• Voice
• Finesse, courtesy and etiquette

Effective Communicator

• First seek to understand, then to be understood
• Using Your Eyes, Ears, Heart and Mind in Communication
• Active and reflective listening
• Questioning techniques
• Clear language and positive words
• Assertive vs Aggressive vs Aloof
• Barriers to effective communication
• Receiving feedback (or criticism)
• Giving feedback
• Teaching
• Delegating
• Influencing and inspiring others
• Selling (ideas, products etc)
• Presentation
• Public Speaking
• Negotiation
• Conflict Management
• Find common grounds

Win-Win-Win Networking and Teamwork

• Networking ethics and srategies
• Rapport
• What to say to anyone and how to say it right
• Diversity
• Teamwork
• Global Long-Term Business Networking

Business/Industry English

• English is Easy and Fun!
• Effective Business and Communication English
• No such thing as not being able to write. It takes some efforts and logical thinking
• Company-Specific Formats: SMS, Emails, Memo, Letters, Standard Documents, Technical Reports, Business Reports, Proposals, Presentation

Work/Functional skills

“Proactive and Productive Professionals”

Professionals Paradigm

• From Students Life to Career Universe
• What is a Job (or Work)? = Ibadah, Rahmat, Amanah, Calling, Actualisation, Respect, Contribution, Value Creation
• Begin With the End in Mind
• Do what needs to be done, not just what you are told
• Excellence and Advancement
• Managing your Boss
• Personal Financial and Wealth Management
• Love What You Do, Until You Get To Do What You Love!

Self and Time Management

• Time management is about Self management
• Mindset: proactive vs reactive, attitude, motivation
• Goal setting: long-term objectives, time maximisation
• Priorities setting: personal and company values, Pareto Principle, cost-benefit etc
• Put First Things First
• Time Maximisation

Project Management

• Every activity is a project!
• Begin With End In Mind ~ POPICAT
• Measure Twice, Cut Once
• Plan, Do, Check, Act
• Project Management techniques
  

Productivity Tools

• Personal
• Organisational

Effective Manager, Enlightened Leader

• Built-to-Last Organisation
• Exceptional Individual, Empowered Team, Effective Manager, Enlightened Leader
• Combining the strengths of vision and execution
• Effective Manager
• Leadership qualities

Business skills

“Maximise Revenue, Optimise Costs”

Business Organisation, Culture and Values

• Corporate Structure
• Organisational Functions: Planning, Corporate, Regulation, Risk Management, Finance, Human Resources, Knowledge Management, Production, Logistics, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service etc
• Corporate Citizenship
• Global Business

Finance and Financials for Non-Accountant

• Profit and Loss Account
• Balance Sheet

Business and Management Strategies

• Business and Industry Challenges: Politics, Economy, Social, Technology, Legal, Environment (PESTLE)
• Strategic Planning
• Selling, Cross-Selling and Up-Selling
• Mutually Enriching Customer Services

Entrepreneurship

• Fundamental Questions: What are you selling? Why do target customers need it? Why you instead of others?
• If that is proven, then can look at Business Plan
• Funding and the various other business questions

Industry skills

“Adapt to Specific Industries and Create Higher Value in Each Organisation”

Lifelong Learning Throughout Your Career

• The only constant is change
• Strategies
• Sources: On the job, Reading, Google, YouTube, Learning from Others
• Think Face, Black Heart

Leadership and Ethics in Specific Industry/Organisation

• Industry management
• Values and the organisation
• Ethics at work place
• Confidentiality
• Environment and culture
• Requirements for an approved professional
• Role and responsibility of a professional
• Ethics code and guideline

Emotional Intelligence

“Mastering yourself and managing relationship with other people”

Maximise Motivation, Ability, Confidence and Self-Esteem (MaxMACS)

• Motivation
• Ability
• Confidence
• Self-Esteem

Managing Interpersonal Relationships

• Respond instead of React
• Don’ Sweat the Small Stuff
• First Seek to Understand, Then to be Understood
• Apathy vs Sympathy vs Empathy
• Establish and Maintain Trust
• Moral and Professionalism

Adversity Intelligence

“Tough times never last, tough people do. Turn obstacles into opportunities”

Work on Solutions not Problems

• Nobody Owe You Any Favours! Help Yourself and Help Others!
• What is the worst that can happen?
• Circle of Influence and Circle of Concern
• Winners vs Whiners, Leaders vs Losers
• Lemon to lemonade
• Problems create opportunities
• What does not kill you, will make you stronger ~ learn lessons

Strive in Dynamic High Pressure Environment

• Rewarding Job and Balanced Life
• Energy Level
• Emotion: boredom, anger, frustration, tunnel vision vs fun, enjoy, big picture
• Physical: posture, breathing, power nap, exercise
• Stress Management
• Good stress vs Bad stress
• Anger Management

Spiritual Intelligence

“Take 100 % responsibility for your life and your self. And have faith in God”

Law of Attraction

• Whether you think you can or you cannot, you are right!
• Visualisation

Excellent Dunia And Akhirat (for Muslims)

• Aqidah
• Akhlak
• Agama