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Self-Management

Planning

Receiving, retaining and processing information

Transmitting information or ideas

Finding solutions to challenges

Using imagination and generating new ideas

Overcoming challenges and setbacks to achieve goals

Setting goals and designing routes to achieve them

Supporting, encouraging and motivating others to achieve a shared goal

Working cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal

Identifying influence

Comparing views

Analysing views

Investigating bias

Strategic questioning

Evaluating perspectives

Communicating sensitively

Speaking engagingly

Adaptive communicating

Negotiating

Constructive communicating

Presenting

Inspiring others

Following instructions

Evaluating approaches

Continual learning

Imagining

Sharing imagination

Expressing imagination

Generating ideas

Suggesting improvements

Combining concepts

Identifying opportunities

Defining success

Flexible thinking

Reflecting critically

Facilitating creativity

Championing creativity

Improving performance

Practising resilience

Supporting resilience

Identifying successes

Working carefully

Recognising strengths

Understanding reactions

Sharing reactions

Recognising reactions

Facilitating discussions

Managing disagreements

Coaching

Motivating others

Emotional intelligence

Taking responsibility

Reflecting collectively

Learning collectively

Developing others

Improving culture

Step

Working carefully

I work with care and attention

Core ideas

What it means to work with care and attention

Working carefully and with attention to detail means completing tasks with accuracy and focus. It involves:

Following instructions: Understanding and sticking to the given guidelines to achieve the best outcome.
Not leaving anything out: Ensuring every part of a task is completed properly without skipping steps.
Maintaining focus: Avoiding distractions and staying engaged with the task at hand.
Taking time to do things properly: Rushing can lead to errors, so working at a steady pace helps improve accuracy.

Checking for mistakes: Reviewing work to spot and correct any errors before finalising it.

Why working carefully matters

Paying attention to detail and working carefully can have many benefits, including:

Avoiding mistakes: Small errors can have big effects, so careful work helps prevent them.
Producing high-quality work: Accuracy and care improve the standard of what you create.
Building trust and reliability: Others will see you as dependable when you consistently deliver accurate work.

Saving time in the long run: Fixing mistakes later can take more time than getting it right the first time.

How to work with care and attention

To develop careful and work habits, you can:

Ensure you understand why you are doing something: Knowing what you are trying to do helps you to check that you are on track.
Plan before starting: Understanding what needs to be done helps prevent mistakes.
Break tasks into smaller steps: Tackling one step at a time makes the process easier to manage.
Use checklists: Keeping track of important details ensures nothing is overlooked.
Eliminate distractions: A quiet and organised environment helps maintain focus.
Review your work: Going over your work before finishing can help catch any mistakes.
Take short breaks: Resting helps maintain concentration and stops you getting tired.
Ask for feedback: A second opinion can highlight details you might have missed.

By working carefully and paying attention to detail, you can improve the quality of your work, avoid unnecessary errors, and become more efficient over time.

Assessment

Reflective questions for individuals can include:

What does it mean to work with care and attention to detail?
Why does working with care and paying attention to detail matter?
How can you ensure that you work carefully and with attention?
When have you shown that you can work carefully and with attention to detail?

Observation cues for trainers can include:

Is the individual able to show that they are able to work with care and attention to detail by applying some of the strategies outlined?
Is the individual able to demonstrate this consistently?

Evidence can include individuals’ self-reflections, evidence of written or project work showing care and attention to detail, and observations from others.

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Listening Step 1: Focusing

Listening Step 2: Recalling

Listening Step 3: Checking

Listening Step 4: Retelling

Listening Step 5: Recognising purpose

Listening Step 6: Note-taking