Personal Development
Having the right skills is only half the battle of mastering your career in the scientific field. To be successful, you also need strong interpersonal skills that will help you better manage your career and those around you. Here we offer some resources to help you grow personally and professionally.
Dealing with Conflict
No matter how you define conflict, the reality is that it's a part of life. Understanding what conflict is and why it exists helps shape your response.
Developing a Personal Business Plan
Do you have a vision of where you want to be but lack the proper roadmap to get you to your ultimate destination? Develop a plan that helps define your objectives, plot the best course of action and make appropriate choices along the way.
Effective Communication
Communication is a skill that requires much discipline and hard work. But it can be far richer and more meaningful if you apply some simple rules.
How to Manage Stress
The demands of modern life, particularly for those of us in inner city areas, create tensions for us all. The first aspect of managing stress effectively is to understand what stress is, what causes it, what effect it can have on you and most important how to avoid it.
Leadership Skills
Leadership is about reaching inside to tap the skills and talents, the heart and drive to be all that you can be. Learn the elements of leadership that can help transform your heart, mind and spirit to get people to think, believe, see and do what they might not have without you.
Making Decisions
Just as you must adhere to the rules of the road when you're behind the wheel, so too must you use the same principles as you reach key decision points in your life.
Time Management
Each day you have 86,400 seconds to get done what you need to. Why is it that some people accomplish so much, while others waste time making excuses? Learn how you can make the most of your 86,400 seconds.
Self Improvement-Rate Yourself
Each of us is equipped with a number of talents and abilities. It's not what you have under the hood that counts, but rather what you do with what you have that is important and that determines your level of self-fulfillment. Rate yourself and see where you stand.