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Welcome to Your Website!
This website is your learning
space. I encourage you to explore its contents. Most of the
information needed for my courses are written on it's pages. Since
this is your learning space, you are welcome to suggest new
content and improvements. Take an active part in your learning
process.
Dennis E. Kamarainen
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Top Trends in the
Administrative Field
See this
article on the increased need and salaries for administrative
professionals having certain qualifications.
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Self-Image
To get in touch with
self-image, begin to ask yourself, "How do I feel about myself
right now?" at various times throughout the day. Just
begin to notice that kinds of ideas or images you hold in your
mind about yourself at different times. Observe whether
you frequently tell yourself negative or critical things.
Once you understand the ways in which you are not loving
yourself, begin to regularly tell yourself positive,
appreciative, loving things. Think of specific qualities
that you do appreciate about yourself.
I love and appreciate
myself as I am now.
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Success in Today's Workplace:
Skills-Based & Lifelong Learning
Anyone who hopes for success in
today's workplace must be committed to learning job-specific skills
and continuing the learning process for a lifetime.
The Department of Labor has
defined the skills and competencies to be considered work ready for
the jobs of today and tomorrow.
Effective workers can
productively use:
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resources. They know how
to use time, money, material, space, and staff.
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interpersonal skills.
They can work on teams, teach others, serve customers, lead,
negotiate, and work well with people from culturally diverse
backgrounds.
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information. They
can acquire and evaluate data, organize and maintain files,
interpret and communicate information, and use computers to process
information.
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systems. They
understand social, organizational, and technological systems; they
can monitor and correct performance.
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technology. They
can select equipment and tools, apply technology to specific tasks,
and maintain and troubleshoot equipment.
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Competent workers in the
high-performance workplace need:
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basic skills--reading, writing,
arithmetic and mathematics, speaking, and listening.
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thinking skills--the ability to
learn, reason, think creatively, make decisions, and solve problems.
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personal qualities--individual
responsibility, self-esteem, self-management, sociability, and
integrity.
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These are critical to success in
the workplace. The more you can develop these skills before
you go to work, the less training you may need on the job and the
greater the value you can bring right away to the company you work
with.
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