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TEAMWORK

•The process of working collaboratively with a group of people in order to achieve a common goal; certain skills and attitudes, such as respect for individual contributions, putting aside individual glory, consensus building or clear communication, are necessary for the team to work well together and may be enforced in the process of team building.

- Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships. [Michael Jordan]

LEADERSHIP

•A practical skill, regarding the ability of an individual or organization to "lead" or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations;

- A good objective is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those doing well to do even better. [Jim Rohn]

PLANNING SKILLS

•The ability to manage oneself and/or others, and resources, including time and surrounding circumstances to reach a specific goal; skills that allow you to look ahead and accomplish goals or make and implement decisions.

- A sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favourable wind. [Leon Tec]

RESILIENCE - PERSEVERANCE

•Also known as grit – a positive trait based on one’s passion for a particular goal and is associated with a very strong motivation, continuous effort (perseverance) to overcome obstacles or challenges and ability to “get back on track” after failure (resilience).

- Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter, try again, fail again, fail better. [Samuel Beckett]

- Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.[Samuel Beckett]

- We can do anything we want if we stick to it longenough. [Hellen Keller]

NEGOTIATION SKILLS

•Include the range of negotiation techniques negotiators employ to create value and claim value in their dealmaking business negotiations and beyond. Negotiation skills can help you make deals, solve problems, manage conflicts, and build relationships as well as preserve relationships. Basic negotiation skills include problem analysis, problem solving, active listening, emotional control, decision making ability, reliability, etc.

- The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts. [Howard Baker]

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

•Methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution.

- Conflicts always exist. Do not try to avoid them but to understand them. [Lin Yutang]

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

•A two way information sharing process which involves one party sending a message that is easily understood by the receiving party, but it is not only about transmitting words, but also emotions and intentions behind the information; it is also important to remember that communication happens on both verbal and nonverbal level.

- Without it, you won’t be able to motivate nor convince. You will be misinformed and won’t be able to manage nor control efficiently. [Robert Papin]

- The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to achieve success. [James Cash Penney]

SELF-CONFIDENCE

•Confidence in oneself and in one's worth, judgment, powers and abilities

- Every achiever I've ever met says, my life turned around when I began to believe in me. [Robert Schuler]

Social Responsibility

-Refers to the duty of every individual to act for the benefit of society at large, keeping a balance between the economy and the ecosystems.

Be the change that you want to see in the world [Gandhi]

TASKS:

  • Prepare a brief play where the competence is represented.
  • Explore the link between the competence and social entrepreneurship by looking for examples where this competence is needed.
  • Find out ways to enhance and develop the given competence.