A Tool Kit For The Real World By Motluk

This paper will cover my personal thoughts on the article written by Motluk (2011), “A Tool Kit for the Real World” (Motluk, 2011). This article addressed five sets of transferable skills that are essential for your career. The five skill sets are: Communication: make yourself understood; People Skills: sell yourself; Teamwork: play well with others even if they are different; Collectivism: no more lone genius; and Management: lead the team (Motluck, 2011). Kreps, (2011) noted, “We communicate all the time, it is not always easy for us to com¬municate well” (p. 30). I think that is what the author of this article was trying to say is that communication and the ability to relate to others is important whatever you do, but particularly in …show more content…
Working with others is a critical skill and having leaders who recognize other people’s contributions to a team’s success is beneficial to an organizations morale and retention (Motluk, 2011). I would also like to see better communication coordinated between our Headquarters National Competency and our Business Unit Competency to develop better external communication relationship to assist in identifying and developing emerging technologies and opportunities, financial constraints, hiring and staffing demands and to engage help everyone by keeping them abreast of the changing …show more content…
Using these principles will assist you in effectively communicating with all the employees at work. Kreps (2011) noted, “Human Communication is the lifeblood of any organization (p. 2). It allows people to share information and express their ideas, opinions and feelings. Without communications, people would have no relationships and would not be able to succeed at work nor would they be able to converse with one another or express their personal thoughts and ideas. Taking the time to improve your communication skills will help you succeed in