1. West Virginia Institute for 21st Century Leadership Personal and Workplace Productivity Skills

2. Leadership is about change. It’s about taking people from where they are now to where they need to be.

3. Excelling In A Changing World

4. The primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the lives they lead outside of school.

5. 21st Century Wheel of Learning

6. Personal and Workplace Productivity Skills The student will exhibit leadership, ethical behavior, respect for others, accept responsibility for personal actions considering the impact on others; take the initiative to plan and execute tasks; and interact productively as a group.

7. Why do we need to focus on integrating personal and workplace productivity skills? Why do we need to focus on integrating personal and workplace productivity skills?

8. What are employers looking for?

9. Group Activity

10. Top 10 Qualities/Skills Employers Seek Communication Skills (verbal & written) Communication Skills (verbal & written) Honesty/Integrity Honesty/Integrity Teamwork Skills Teamwork Skills Interpersonal Skills Interpersonal Skills Motivation/initiative Motivation/initiative Strong Work Ethic Strong Work Ethic Analytical and Organizational Skills Analytical and Organizational Skills Technology Skills Technology Skills Embrace Diversity Embrace Diversity Creative Minds Creative Minds

11. What is your school doing to promote personal and workplace skills?

12. Group Activity

13. Students must be empowered to have a voice and to be leaders of their own learning…

14. Are your students engaged?

15. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

16. Empowerment Engagement Leadership Development Goal Setting Social Etiquette Team Work Citizenship

18. “It is not enough to be busy. The question is: What are we busy about?” Henry David Thoreau

19. Are we working on the right things?

20. Unleashing The Potential In Others

21. How Effective Are You?