Last week I attended the London network village event called the power of an hour. It was an event for youth between the ages of 16 to 25 and was for those who would like to network in the industry and it gave the young people a chance to perform and show their skills. A great night where stalls for young people were set up to sell their creative ideas and creative businesses. I now have the pleasure of presenting to a group of young people at the Urban Youth Centre, they have given me an hour to speak with young people.
Within this hour, I will be going over the highs and lows of my career path, how I got into social entrepreneurship and talking about what talent and skills are needed to thrive and be successful within the corporate world (whatever industry they’re going into).
I’ll be forward-thinking for them to equip themselves and give them insight for ideas and tools and skills and awareness that they would need when moving from education into employment.
One of my key beliefs in the ever-demanding role of employment is that the key ingredient to thrive is being Emotionally Intelligent. Therefore, knowing how to get on with people throughout the whole Organisation.
Knowing how to get along with people is probably one of the most successful skills you can acquire in order to be successful. Competence within the role is not only the talent and knowledge of the position but fundamentally the emotional awareness of those you work with and the culture of that organisation as well as your emotional regulation that you maintain throughout the pressures and demands of work life.
Being young and new to a organisation can be daunting but that’s natural to feel like that. Even years into my experience at work I can feel nervous when starting a new position as its new and you sometimes don’t know what to expect, especially if you are changing careers. A power of an hour is a great idea to share ones knowledge and experience to support and guide those on their career path.
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