Hello everyone you’re with me Niharika and welcome to Skillopedia. The place to learn
skills for the real world. Today we are gonna discuss about the basic business skillsthat
are required even in this digital age. Of course we belong to the digital age; we are
so dependent on our smart phones on our computers and on our tablets. Am I right? We love them
way too much. But does that mean all the things that you have learnt all these years, Do you
think that it’s time to throw away out of the window? Well definitely not. There are
certain basic business skills that are required even in this digital age in order to craft
your career and make it more meaningful and rewarding for you. So let’s have a look
at these basic business skills today.
The first and the most important thing that you
need to keep in mind is communication skills. Well, of course communication skills are very
very important. And why is that? Computers will help you with all the information, with
all the knowledge that you need in order to probably conduct a meeting or to present yourself.
However these computers or your phones are not gonna do the talking for you, it’s you,
it’s your ability to speak. It’s your ability to question. It’s your ability to
present and listen to others. So all these things come under communication skills.It’s
time for you to work on these skills in order to come out as a very confident and effective
person. So make sure if you belong to the digital age and you’re way too dependent
on it, don’t just concentrate on that, but work on your communication skills as well.
The second important skill that one requires is relationship building. Well, of course
it is important for us to build and maintain good relations with the people that we work.
For example, look at the importance that we give to our family members, to our children,
to our parents, to our partners. Don’t you think equal importance should be given to
your business family as well? Social media and email will help you to maintain a good
relationship; however that feeling, that desire to keep in touch with people should come from
within. You have to work in order to keep in touch with your bosses, with your co-workers,
your suppliers, with your clients and so on. If you wanna come out as a very productive
person and be happy with what you are doing, it’s important for you to build good relations,
so please do keep that in mind.
What’s the next important thing when we talk about basic
business skills? Well, its time management, prioritizing your work, organizing your work
and goal setting. These are the key factors to time management. Your phone will help you
to set reminders for you, but it’s not gonna do the task for you. So it’s important for
you to prioritize your work, what is important and then go ahead and perform that task well.
This is the way you will come out as a very productive person; you will achieve success
as soon as possible. If you don’t wanna be burdened with too much of work. Well, it’s
time to manage and organize your time well, so please do keep in mind, because this is
one of the most important skills that are required in the business world.
The next thing that you need to work on is your passion and
determination. Passion and determination comes
from within, that insane desire to do something productive. Yes it comes from within, your
phone is not gonna knock at your door and tell you that, Hey! You need to be passionate
about something; you need to be determined to achieve your goals. It’s you who has
to work hard, you need to put in those efforts, you need to be diligent towards your goals.
So in order to be successful and productive, effective and impress the world, go ahead
and start living for yourself.
And the last important thing that you need to keep in mind,
when it comes to business skills is flexibility and adaptability. Well, technology is changing
constantly. You have a product and like in another ten days you have another new product.
So it’s important for you to adapt to these new things. You need to be open to new ideas.
You are working with people who belong to different age groups, so even the thinking
process is gonna differ. So wouldn’t it be important for you to be flexible enough
and accept these ideas openly? Yes, so go ahead and be adaptable and flexible in this
changing world. Alright people, so this brings me to the end of this discussion today. Always
remember that business was, is and will be all about people. So do not be dependent on
these gadgets way too much, instead work on your business skills and trust me, you’ll
be very successful one day. And now it’s time to subscribe to our channel Skillopedia.
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