Managerial Skills: re-creating awareness

I have just finished a course on Managerial skills, which studied competences for presentations, negotiations and leadership. The main objective of the course was creating awareness on our flaws and talents, and trying to solve and improve them. This purpose was, in my case, achieved.

Was I aware of these flaws and talents? To be honest, I used to be. I worked for almost 5 years in a multinational metallurgic company. Since most of us were engineers, the company invested many time and resources in courses for these abilities. Course objectives were the same, and they created the necessary awareness. However, as time went by, I lost this consciousness, and ended up making the same mistakes I used to make.

Why did this happen? Basically, the lack of training. As the course name stipulates, these are skills, not knowledge. And skills need to be trained. There is no point in being aware and then not keep on practicing what has been learned. You will finish up in the same place as the first day.

What needs to be done? Well… TRAIN! I am aware that I need to practice. Whether the company I’ll be working for provides me with this kind of courses or not, I need to take them on regular basis (at least, once a year).

Why do I need to train? It simple: to become a better professional. I intend to be a consultant. And if I can´t get the attention and confidence of my customers in the first five minutes, can’t establish good relationships for the long term, or can´t lead effectively a group, I will end giving advice to no one. Even if I work in a company, I need to “sell” what I have been working for. I can’t allow to be concentrated on a task for a month, obtaining very good results, and then not presenting it properly and having a bad reaction from my superiors. It’s a total waste of time.

What’s my conclusion? Train. As simple as that. It is always a productive (and fun) way to invest your time.

“The more I train the more I realize I have more speed in me”. Leroy Burrell, former 100 m sprint world record.

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