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Keywords
Mindfulness, Self-awareness, Intrapreneurial behavior, Intrapreneurial characteristics, Strenghts, Weaknesses, Psychological health, Resilie
Objectives/goals:At the end of the module, you will be able to:
- identify the characteristics of an intrapreneur
- recognize the added value of thinking and acting as an intrapreneur
- to know the meaning and the most important dimensions of mindfulness and self-awareness in the context of intrapreneurial acting
- successful practice and utilize, based on the module's insights, for exploiting self-awareness and mindfulness in daily life and work
The module „Personal development and intrapreneurship: growing self-awareness and mindfulness” illustrates how to develop intrapreneurial behavior by personal development. More mindfulness leads to a higher degree of self-awareness. Both are relevant for becoming an intrapreneur.
Unit 1:
The first unit defines the individual characteristics of an intrapreneur as well as the benefits of intrapreneurial behavior for employees. With intrapreneurial behavior you are better prepared for the changing labor market conditions.
As follows the methodology is illustrated:
1. Presentation of the teacher
2. Group discussion: How can I develop these characteristics?
3. Presentation of the group results
Unit 2
Unit 2 explains how to strengthen mindfulness, which is a precondition for developing intrapreneurial behavior and is subdivided as follows:
1. Questions to the participants: How to definite mindfulness? With possible examples
2. Group work, split the group if necessary
3. Presentation of group results
4. Presentation of the teacher
5. Specific tasks for the participants to improve mindfulness and execution of the tasks; depending on available time the participants can do any task on slide 13 and 14 or select 2 or more tasks for the participants to practice mindfulness.
6. Questions to the participants How to integrate mindfulness in your daily work? With possible examples
7. Group work: Find further examples how to integrate mindfulness in daily life and work.
8. Presentation of result: Further examples how to integrate mindfulness in daily work and life
Unit 3
The second precondition for intrapreneurship is strengthening self-awareness. So, unit 3 describes how it can be developed and is divided into the following subtopics:
1. Questions to the participants: How to definite self-awareness? With possible examples
2. Group work, split the group if necessary
3. Presentation of group results
4. Presentation of the teacher
5. Specific tasks for the participants to improve self-awareness
a. Tasks for reflection your own strengths and weaknesses (p. 20 - 21)
b. Tasks for reflection on pattern of thinking (p. 22)
c. Exercises for specific situations (p. 23)
Depending on available time, the participants can do any task on slides 20 - 23 or select 2 or more tasks of every subitem for the participants to practice self-awareness.
6. Questions to the participants: How to integrate self-awareness in your daily work? With possible examples
7. Group work: Find further examples how to integrate self-awareness in daily life and work.
8. Presentation of results: Further examples how to integrate mindfulness in daily work and life
Conclusion:
Test your knowledge!
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