This blog will express my ability to grasp information quickly and transfer it to useful knowledge that allows set an informed opinion, and recommendations (CIPD, 2016).
Having an analytical mind is a gift, it’s a skill needs to evolve, and my Bachelors of Science in accounting & finance has given me a great advantage over my peers to be able to understand & think fast. As I have been analyzing & interpreting data through –out my course of study.
In my HR profession I also realized that is it necessary to be a decisive thinker to be able to reach to fast solutions at any sudden situation. Furthermore, my intensive MBA program is training me on developing this skill even further. Hence, the course duration is very short and the pace of course is fast I must grasp as many information as possible in order to learn the most.
As part of my role as a leader in leadership course, it was essential to practice my decisive thinking to understand the instructions given by our seminar tutor, communicate it clearly to team members, allocate tasks to members based on skills, and start executing in less than 20 minutes time (Graham & Baize, 2011).
Time rationing is a great challenge, and it forces us to practice this skill to excel our performance. In addition to that, in ECS industry challenge assignment was another scenario when our seminar tutor explained that we must video record our interviewees to get better marks. Therefore, immediately while others found it challenging to find interviewees in short notice, I have managed to make calls by end of session to 3 potential interviewees. As a result of my fast action my team won the challenge and it was praise for our exceptional work.
In addition to that, I have been through an online interview learning session prior to Denmark trip; with students from Kolding. It was another challenge to find the right questions to ask with the pressure of bad communication due to technical issues.
I have demonstrated this skill the most during my studies in presentations, when tutors & audience surprise us with unexpected questions. After our Industry Challenge presentation was over, one of the audience asked about an Airline incidence that happened two hours prior our presentation. Thankfully, I have been reading the news before coming to present and I was aware of that incident which I immediately answered without hesitance.
To sum up, i believe to further enhance this skill a person should be knowledgeable about different topics to be able to make a fair judgment without having to waste so much time in research. I believe when one is comfortable with his capabilities, performance therefore could be exceptional at all times (Gardener et al, 2009).
References:
CIPD. (2013) Decisive Thinker [online] available from <http://www.cipd.co.uk/binaries/Decisive%20Thinker.pdf> [25 June 2016]
CIPD. (2014) Make the right career choice [online] available from <http://www.cipd.co.uk/pm/peoplemanagement/b/weblog/archive/2010/10/14/make-the-right-career-choice-2010-10.aspx> [25 June 2016]
Gardner, J., Jewler, J.A. and Barefoot (2009) Your College Experience: Strategies for Success. 1stedn. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Graham, M. and Baize, K. (2011) Executive Thinking: From Brightness to Brilliance. 1stedn. Bloomington: iUniverse
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