Employability Skills Training

Day 1
 Aspire Introduction
HOW IT ALL STARTED

In the mid-90s, four friends each on a completely So, with this knowledge in mind, they went about
different career course bonded over two things – to create camps for underprivileged children in
their passion for creating positive change in Egypt. The results were outstanding. While on the
people’s lives and their love of sports. Having surface it all seemed like fun and games, these
travelled the world attending leadership schools children emerged with new values and behaviors.
and sports camps, it quickly became evident that Parents, seeing their children become
the best way to penetrate minds and impact people independent, cooperative, and emotionally strong
was not through conventional means. To their were astounded with the results and decided that
surprise and delight it was actually fun, discovery they too wanted a part of this phenomenal change.
and challenge, all components of competitive
games. The rest is history.
Despite its start at a community level, word
They discovered first hand that when people fully eventually got out and market need for
engage for even an hour in a game or sport, their ‘transformational change’ grew high in demand
true personalities involuntarily emerge. Then amongst corporations. That’s when Bassem Emad,
stripped from their personas of everyday life, it Tamer Isaac, Hany Massoud and Maged Fawzy
became easy to address the real issues and cause founded Aspire in 2007 with a clear vision that they
major change. And because people were would champion change through ‘experiential
experiencing the lessons instead of just hearing training’, a method that would revolutionize how
about them, they became engraved on a deeper people learned in corporations, among youths and
level in their minds. within the community.

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

With over a decade of experience, Aspire Training Solutions provides training solutions with proven track records
of success. Pioneers in our line of work, our distinct methodology heavily relies on simulating real-life settings and
applying practical knowledge so that learnt concepts are firmly grasped over a short period of time. Because we
use ‘experiential’ methods we are able to deliver tangible leaps in performance which is hard to achieve using
conventional techniques that provide only theoretical teaching. We use creativity and a bold approach to create
programs that work for corporates, youths and the communities we live in.
 VISION MISSION

To empower, enlighten and inspire deep lasting To deliver unrivaled integrated experiences in every
transformation in the lives of individuals, teams, training solution we implement using a unique
organizations and communities to live, lead and methodology combining knowledge, experience &
prosper innovation
 Training Methodology
People change in behavior or performance in three dimensions; change of mindset, change of direction and
change of practice (action). Aspire has its unique methodology for this change to take place.

Transformation is a process of profound and radical change, whether in mindset, direction or practice. The
journey towards transformation starts with an idea, but it is crucial to understand that this journey is
intentional, it can never be forced unless from within.

training programs in which fun, challenge and

surprise are the key aspects. The experiential
learning cycle starts with a concrete experience
followed by reflective observation from which the
learning and the abstract conceptualization of the
experience are concluded. Finally, participants
share, apply and practice what they have learned.
Leadership is about 4 Cs

Character, connection, competence and commitment are the four aspects which effective leaders should
work on all the time. The character represents motives, and everything you value. Connection is about
relationships and who you connect with while competence is about the skills and commitment is about what
destination you are committed to grow into

BE BE WITH

Character Connection
‫الشخصية الداخلية‬ ‫االتصال‬
DO GROW

Competence Commitment
‫الكفاءة و القدرات‬ ‫االلتزام‬

Difference between Character & Personality:

• Personality:
The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive
Behavior.

• Character:
Is who you are when no one is looking.
It represents the person’s principles, virtues, value system, attitudes, beliefs & ethics.

•
 What Impacted You to Be Who You Are

There are always three questions we should find answers for:

There are many factors that have impacted us to make us who we are today. Our past experiences in addition
to our heritage shape the way we think and act throughout our lives. Based on the well-known book, the 7
habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey, there are three social maps -- three theories of
determinism widely accepted, independently or in combination, that shape the way we are as shown below:

Genetic determinism Environmental determinism Psychic determinism

• Biological constraints • Surroundings and incidents • Your upbringing; the way your
• Your DNA • Economic situation or national parents brought you up
policies • Childhood experience
• Your boss, or spouse, or anyone
in your environment

Three theories of determinism adopted from: The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey

You cannot change or control what you have inherited, but you can choose how to react to it. The non- inherited part
that influences who you are is under your control. One part of it is the culture, which we will discuss below.
 Nurturing Connectivity: DISC Profiles
DISC is: DISC is NOT:
• •
Observable Human Behavior
• It Describes HOW we act •
•
• Measurement of skills & experiences.
grouped into four constants
• Neutral language. • Measurement of education & training.
• Silent Language.

DISC rules:
• Use DISC language only with who know it. • Gaining commitment& cooperation.
• Exhibit your knowledge by talking about • Building effective teams.
your style, silently recognizing others. • Resolving & preventing conflict
• • Gaining endorsement
time for understanding DISC • Increase sales
measures, behaviors & • Better time management
emotions.

DISC Styles

D (Dominance) I (Influencing) S (steadiness) C (Compliance )

Ambition Expressive Methodical Analytical
Forceful Enthusiastic Systematic Contemplative
Decisive Friendly Reliable Constructive
Direct Demonstrative Steady Accurate
Independent Talkative Relaxed Careful
Challenging Stimulating Modest Deliberative
Summary of

STYLE DOMINANCE INFLUENCE STEADY COMPLIANCE

Basic − Fast Paced − Fast Paced − Slower Paced − Slower Paced

Tendencies − Task-oriented − People-oriented − People-oriented − Task-oriented
− Decisive − Fun-loving − Patient − Accurate
− Takes Charge − Involved − Easy Going − Analytical
Greatest
− Self-confident − Enthusiastic − Team Player − Detailed
Strengths
− Independent − Emotional − Supportive − High Standards
− Risk taker − Optimistic − Stable − Intuitive Controlled
− Impatient − Disorganized − Indecisive − Critical
Natural
− Stubborn − Not Detail- oriented − Over-accommodating − Perfectionist
Limitations
− Blunt − Unrealistic − Passive − Overly sensitive

− One Way − Positive − Two Way − Diplomatic

Communication − Direct − Inspiring − Best Listener − Good Listener
− “Bottom Line” − Persuasive − Empathetic Feedback − Provides Details
− Criticism of their work or
− Being Taken − Loss of Security
Fears − Loss of Social approval performance
advantage of − Fear of Conflict
− The unknown
Time Frame − NOW − FUTURE − PRESENT − PAST
Love Language − Admiration − Acceptance − Appreciation − Affirmation
− Autocratic − Attacks (but − Acquiescence − Avoids
Under
− Aggressive − may avoid public − Tolerates − Ignores
Pressure
− Demanding confrontation) − Complies − Plans Strategy
Money Viewed
− Power − Freedom − Showing Love − Insuring Security
As a Means of
− Quick: − Impulsive: − Reluctant:
Decision − Relational:
− Result-Focused − Whether It − Needs a Lot of
Making − Based on Trust of Others
− Very Few Facts − Feels right − Information
− Status Quo
− Challenges − Time to Do Quality
− Fun Activities − Stability,
Greatest − Change − Work
− Special Recognition − Appreciation,
Needs − Choices − Personal Support
− Freedom from details − Time to Adjust Conflict
− Direct Answers − No Surprises
Free
Recovery − Physical Activity − Social Time − Nothing Time − Private Time

− Social Recognition and − Traditional practices and

Goal Directed to − Personal challenges − Correct or proper way
need to be loved harmony

Psychological − To direct / dominate − To comply with

− To interact with others − To accommodate others
Need others standards

Emotions − Anger (short fuse) − Optimism − Hidden emotion − Fear of unknown

Wants − Results − Recognition − Relationships − Perfection

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