3M Gives=donating time for volunteer programs

3 Pillars of 3M DSG= Educations, Environment, Community

SOFT SKILLS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Importance in the workplace

Soft skills: Are the habilities and personality to interact with the cooworkers and succed in the
workplace. For example: communication, stress-control, team working.

PROBLEM RESOLUTION

4 aspects sought after at 3M

1. Moral and ethics

2. Soft skills
3. Leadership skills
4. Accomplishments

Resiliency

1. Psychological= overcome stress, traumas

2. Emotional= self-control
3. Physical = memory resistance

Are we born resilent? ->¿Nacemos resilientes?

1. Temperment
2. Experiences
3. Character and personality
4. fears, changes, attitudes that don’t paralyze, motivation and compromise: miedos,
cambios, actitudes que no paralizan, motivación y compromiso
We construct our own resiliency. Resiliency helps us..

a. to grow personally,
b. helps develop our potential,
c. become more efficient,
d. overcome failure,
e. self-confidence.

STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME FRUSTRATION.

1. Be prepared.
2. Don’t stress out over things you can’t control or are in the future.
3. Write on paper your feelings, and it there.
4. Drain yourself of negative feelings.
5. Be conscious of what is generating my frustration.

HOW TO BECOME MORE RESILIENT

 1. KNOW THY SELF
2. Transform difficulties into learning opportunities
3. Outlook on life with optimism and objectiveness
4. Trust in your abilities
5. Surround yourself with positive people
6. Be flexible to change
7. Mindfulness
8. Be creative
9. Don’t try to control everything
10. Face life with humor
11. Persevere
12. Ask others for help

Time Management

1. Organization method
2. Avoid multitasking= focus on just one thing
3. Avoid Brain dumps= list of tasks pending before going to sleep, so you remain thinking
about work while sleeping.
4. Prioritize activities
a. Eisenhower Box

important
i. ii.

iii.
b. Impact/difficult Matrix
c. Sustainable goals
d. Must Do (top); Quick Hits (2nd place); Nice to have(aids in tasks)
e. 2 minute Rule= do whatever takes more than 2 minutes first
f. One Touch= until allotted time is enough to complete task
5. Long-term planning
a. Define objectives/goals
b. Categorize by time, identify what is and isn’t important
c. Realistic and sustainable plans
d. Include recreational time
e. Be strategic
f. Calendarize
6. Roadblocks and reduce distractions
7. Include breaks and rewards

SMART= SPECIFIC- MEASUREMENTE-ATTAINABLE-RELEVANT-TIME BOUND

Focus hacks= clean area of distractions

Pomodoro technique= break times per time worked

Techniques for reducing stress

 1. Jacobson progressive muscle relaxer
2. Diaphragmatic breathing
3. Rationalizing Consequences and solutions

TEAMWORK= LAURA CONTRERAS & JENNY ROJAS

1. Different abilities
2. Working style
3. Personalities

6 Characteristics a team player must possess : HOW TO BE A TEAMPLAYER

1. Assertive communication
2. Respect
3. Trust
4. Efficiency
5. Leadership
6. Empathy
** apply soft skills when working with others, sharing achievements

Aspects to avoid …

1. Gossiping
2. Staying within the “circle”

RACI TOOL (ROLE ASSIGNING CHART)= RESPONSIBLE, ACCOUNTABLE, CONSULTANT, INFORMED

Personal Finances & How to manage my finances? Bernardo, Laura & Marvin

MARVIN

1. Basic concepts
2. Importance and benefits
a. Savings ability and investment
b. Personal organization
c. Long-term planning
3. Enemies of healthy finances
a. Bad use of credit cards
b. Scams
c. Impulsive spending
d. No long-term planning or not having a budget
e. “You only live once” * we should take care of parents, before overspending
4. Personal budget
a. Required payments
b. Prioritize spending
5. Long-term planning
a. Live according to your possibilities
b. Establish limits
c. Control indicators
 6. TIPS: Investment, entrepreneurship, education
a. 50% (what you need)- 30% (what you want)-20 %(luxuries)
b. Savings: emergencies (short term)= long-term bonds in bank, buy properties
c. Investment: long-term
d. Emergency plan= 3 to 6 months savings in case of unemployment
e. Discipline is vital
f. No time like the present

Entrepreneurship= Diversify money entrance

 Must establish an objective or goal you want

 90% of people in Costa Rica are in debt

Jonathan Miranda- Excel

1. Difference between analyzing data versus presenting data

2. Performing correct calculations
3. Interface = reviews tabs, how to use and functions
4. Can be used as a tool and adapted to various needs, not only for calculations: making lists,
organizing activities each day,

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

CONCEPT= Machines programmed to think out like humans.

Natural Language Programming

Machine Learning= type of AI that allows machines to learn and improve from experience.
Learning algorithms decision trees and networks.

Neural Learning= neural networks= can learn from data and perform tasks like a human brian.
Artificial neurons arrange in layers.

AI can solve problems and make decisions faster than we could on our own. It can revolutionize
industries: health, transportation and space exploration.

Can aid in treatment of diseases and interpret and foresee outcomes if left unattended.

Aids in…

 Automating routine tasks

 Generate new insight and innovations
 Increase productivity and efficiency
CHAT GPT4- AI & JOBS

 Contract analysis
 Due diligence
 Litigations
 Regulatory compliance

Education= teachers can students with…

 Immediate feedback
 Assessment
 Tutoring
 Interactive simulations

Aid teachers with administrative tasks.

Bosco- PROGRAMMING IN JAVA SCRIPT

RAPTOR= look up after class

 What is programming?
 Algorisms
 Pseudo codes= variables
 Conditions= (allows us to make decisions) and repetitions (if…then); & (and), II (or), when,
for, while, = code blocks (set of tasks)