Essential Work Skills Workbook for Jobs, Community and Home : Self-Assessments, Exercises and Educational Handouts

by Leutenberg, Ester A.

• ISBN13: 9781570252365
• ISBN10: 157025236X
• Edition: Workbook
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Whole Person Associates

Summary

Given the rapid rate of change in the workplace, prospective workers need to develop new skill sets to cope and thrive in this changing economy. Mergers, takeovers, and business-closings will continue to be the business norm. Workers with the most effective work skills will be the most likely to retain their position and even thrive in the workplace. The purpose of this workbook is to provide workers and prospective workers with the requisite skills they will need to be successful in any work setting.The workbook contains five separate sections to help participants learn more about themselves and the works skills that they possess that are fundamental to their ability to work effectively. They will learn about the importance of these skills in the changing workplace and complete assessments and activities to define the required workplace skills and determine their skill gaps in the workplace.[[Leadership skills[[Work stress[[Cultural competency[[Organizational skills

Author Biography

Dr. John J. Liptak is a nationally-recognized author of career and counseling assessments, journal articles and books. He has worked extensively with students, mental health patients and offenders.Ester A. Leutenberg is co-founder of Wellness Reproductions & Publishing and has a strong commitment to the mental health profession. She continues to have a passion for developing therapeutic products that help facilitators help their clients.