How Can I Help Software Professionals Improve Their Personality Skills? Seeking Training Module Ideas

Hi Friends, I am a corporate trainer and have recently joined a software company. There are software professionals working here who lack personality skills. Kindly suggest what kind of training modules would be appropriate for them.

Thanks,

YuvraJ

First, find out the training needs analysis. Is it based on communication, teamwork, identity issues, strategic thinking, influencing skills, responsibility, and awareness? Please trace the grey areas and develop a plan for the same.

Understanding Personality

Personality, in itself, is a very wide and vast term. You have to check the DISC profiling or any attribute test that will help you recognize their grey areas. Possibly have a discussion with the TLs/Managers to find out the culture or mindset of their respective teams and determine how these grey areas can be addressed.

Thanks and regards.

Hi, @ ACT - Thanks for the input. The blogs are of great help. @ Kaushik - TNA has been done, and areas of opportunity have been discovered. Unfortunately, broadly speaking, they cover all aspects of one's personality, from presentation skills to business writing, motivation to social etiquette. The challenge is that the initiative by the human resource department seems more like it is being imposed on the operations department, and acceptance is the concern. Tell me if you have something to suggest on this.

Thanks,
YuvraJ

Hi Yuvraj, I think in this case you should try to conduct outdoor training sessions. This way, they will be less likely to resist whatever initiative you have taken. It's quite obvious that they will perceive it as being imposed on them.

@ Neeta - Sounds good. Could you please elaborate on what you mean by outdoor training sessions here?

@ Vailene - You are absolutely right. Thanks for the support. I will get in touch in case I require further assistance.

As a corporate counselor, I would suggest starting with empowerment. In my view, although they are well-qualified, excellent at work, highly intelligent, etc., they lack a holistic view of their lives. That is why they need external help to make better decisions.

It is pretty obvious that anything delivered in lecture form would make the audience bored. Your prerogative here should be an outdoor training session, where you can choose a hotel, resort, or any garden as a venue. The venue plays an important role in training, and instead of giving lectures, you should impart exercises like mind games and team games. This way, you would be able to maintain their attention throughout the session.

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