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1. Enhance Your
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives,
nor the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
-- Charles Darwin
Job Center
Richland County Public Library

2. I embrace change and look for
opportunities to learn new technologies
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Strongly Disagree

3. Finding help learning new computer skills
is expensive and complicated
1. True
2. False

4. I am familiar with the RCPL website and
feel comfortable using the databases.
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Strongly Disagree

5. In 2008, SHRM surveyed over 200,000 HR professionals.
What did nearly half of these professionals identify as
the most important skill needed in the workplace?
1. Reliability
2. Punctuality
3. Adaptability
4. Honesty
5. Positive Attitude

6. Corporate Transformation
Systems Overhauls
Changes in Services Rendered
“The rules of how to succeed in the workplace are changing.
Companies place a high value on employees who can adapt
to all this change successfully.”
“If you aren't moving forward, someone else is passing you by.”
--Maureen Moriarty, The Workplace Coach
Technology Upgrades
Policy and Procedure Changes
Staff restructuring/outsourcing

7. Adaptability is the ability to recognize current
or anticipated future change and adjust one’s
attitudes, beliefs and behaviors to effectively
handle it.
Resilience is the ability to recover quickly
from setbacks and remain optimistic in
the face of adversity, stress and pressure
Resilience enables adaptability.

8. vs.

9. Be Positive
Embrace Change
Be a Lifelong Learner
Develop an Open Mind
Identify Your Areas of Strengths and Weaknesses
Be Proactive
Unlearn Negative Conditioning

10. Coaching Leaders
Growth vs Fixed mindsets –
and why it’s important to have
a growth mindset
Posted on January 27, 2012
Andy Smith

11. "Whether you think that you can,
or think that you can't, you're right."
--Henry Ford

12. Finding help learning a new computer
software is expensive and complicated
1. True
2. False

13. I learned about a new online resource today
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Neutral
4. Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree

14. I am familiar with the RCPL website and
feel comfortable using the databases
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Strongly Disagree

15. I will challenge myself to look
for opportunities to learn new technologies
1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Strongly Disagree

16. Thank you!
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Richland County Public Library
Enhance Your
For further assistance, consider scheduling a
one-on-one Career Coaching appointment
Sylvie Golod, Career Specialist | 803.988-0897 | sgolod@myrcpl.com
Lori Cook, Job Readiness Trainer | 803.988-0880 | lcook@myrcpl.com