The document outlines essential skills and personal values that employers seek, including communication, adaptability, leadership, and teamwork. It emphasizes the importance of flexibility in a rapidly changing economy and highlights the need for continuous learning and openness to new ideas. Additionally, it mentions the benefits of these qualities, such as lower stress and increased job performance.

1. FLEXIBILITY,
ADAPTABILITY,
MANAGING MULTIPLE
PRIORITIES
By Anand Dampella

2. TOP SKILLS
EMPLOYERS REALLY WANT
 Communications
 Analytical/Research
 Computer/Technical Literacy
 Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple
Priorities
 Interpersonal Abilities
 Leadership/Management Skills
 Multicultural Sensitivity/Awareness
 Planning/Organizing
 Problem-Solving/Reasoning/Creativity
 Teamwork

3. TOP PERSONAL VALUES
EMPLOYERS SEEK
 Honesty/Integrity/Morality
 Adaptability/Flexibility
 Dedication/Hard-Working/Work Ethic/Tenacity
 Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility
 Loyalty
 Positive Attitude/Motivation/Energy/Passion
 Professionalism
 Self-Confidence
 Self-Motivated/Ability to Work With Little or No
Supervision
 Willingness to Learn

4. SKILLS AND VALUES OVERLAP
Proficiency in many
add to your worth
Parts of each make
you more Flexible & Adaptable

5. ADAPTABLE-FLEXIBLE SKILLS
Communications
Analytical/Research
Computer Literacy
Interpersonal Abilities
Multicultural Sensitivity
Planning/Organizing
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Listening
Seek multiple perspectives
Continuous Learner
Relate to co-workers
Awareness of other cultures
Tasks within timeframe
Creativity
Work with others

6. ADAPTABLE-FLEXIBLE VALUES
 Dedication
 Reliability
 Positive Attitude
 Professionalism
 Self-Confidence
 Self-Motivated
 Willingness to Learn
 Get job done
 Ready to work
 Enthusiasm
 Fair
 Unique mix of skills
 Work independently
 Openness to grow

7. ADAPTABILITY/FLEXIBILITY
 Openness to new ideas and concepts
 Working independently or
as part of a team
 Multiple tasks or projects
 Mobile
 Positive
 Patient risk-taker

8. ADAPTABILITY
 Habit of curiosity
 Think creatively
 Solve problems effectively and quickly
 Work well with those who are different from you
 Positive adjustments to changing social situations
and events
 Innovation

9. FLEXIBILITY
 Expand and change as companies does
 Rapidly changing economy
 Receptive to new ideas and concepts

10. RESILIENCY
 Bounce back from setbacks
 Career change is imperative
 Sudden changes
 Twists and turns
 Transitions
 Get comfortable feeling uncomfortable
 Tenacity

11. TEAMWORK
 Ability to work with others
 Achieve a common goal
 Resourceful
 Building trusting relationships
 Customers and colleagues
 Negotiating
 Responding to Feedback

12. TEAM PLAYER
 Share successes with team
 Avoid pointing finger when fail
 Build your reputation
 Increase your value
 Able to adjust your priorities to those of the group
when necessary
 Multicultural Understanding

13. LIFELONG LEARNING
 To keep earning, keep learning
 Do not wait until you lose your job
 Attend classes related to your area
 Keep skills sharp and marketable

14. HOW TO SHOW IT
 Variety of clubs and interests
 Variety of sports/challenges
 Variety of courses: arts/sciences
 Variety of jobs
 Language skills
 Travel
 Lots of accomplishments

15. BENEFITS
 Lower stress
 Lower conflict
 Larger task variety/less boring
 More motivation
 More satisfaction
 Increase performance in complicated situations
 Job Interchangeability

16. JOB POSITIONS FOR HIGH FLEXIBILITY
 Complex jobs
 Many interfaces
 Multi-Tasking
 Working with Lot of people
 Working with emotionally charged
 Working with creative people

17. GET READY TO CHANGE!