Prosperous Project Management: The most valuable skill a person can acquire

Prosperous Project Management

Tips, techniques and pragmatic strategies for excellent Project Managers, Toastmasters and high personal achievers. Wayne Botha is a rare Project Manager, with passion for achieving results through Project Management, while improving inter-personal relationships, and developing Project Managers in the process. Wayne is a faculty member at Toastmsters Leadership Institute and Axia college of University of Phoenix.

Friday, November 2, 2007

The most valuable skill a person can acquire

What do you think is the most valuable skill a person can acquire? I think there are two contenders.

1. The ability to learn. School teaches us content. After we leave school, we learn for the rest of our lives. Personal computers, cell phones and the Internet did not exist when I left school. Yet they are part of life now and we all have learned how to use them. Who knows what we will need to learn in order to lead successful lives in 2025? Therefore, knowledge of your learning style may be one of your most valuable assets, so that you can learn new information effectively.

2. The ability to evaluate your own performance and find ways to improve it. If you want to continue growing your expertise during your adult life, then every other year you need to evaluate your current skill level, your desired skill level, and formulate a strategy to reach it.

What do you think? What is the most valuable skill that an adult today can possess?

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Name: Wayne Botha

Location: South Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Wayne Botha is one of those rare people who can say he is a project manager, author and speaker and mean it. He is a past Area Governor for Toastmasters International and an enthusiastic Toastmaster. Wayne is a faculty member of Toastmasters Leadership Institute and has trained audiences in South Africa, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and the USA. With an MBA in eCommerce, and a PMP certification, Wayne is sought out to speak at Toastmasters and Project Management conferences. Wayne's colleagues and friends often tease him about his South African accent.