Andrew Winkler's On-line C.V.

Interpersonal Skills

February 2008



Details

Although I do not have any formal qualifications in this field, I do have a great deal of experience through having worked in an unusually broad range of areas which involved a great deal of 'people skills'. These have included:


Personal Development

Pursuing my personal development interests in England involved a six-year (1978-84) association with a Buddhist organisation (The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, FWBO).

This involved practicing meditation and Judo, living in residential communities and working in co-operative businesses. This experience taught me a great deal about such values as: tolerance, communication, respect for others and the environment, patience, positivity, altruism, motivation and commitment.


Workplace-related skills

After returning to Adelaide in 1984, I worked for the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for ten years. I have worked in several areas which have involved a great deal of 'people skills'. These have included:
  • Personnel - calculating entitlements, dealing with confidential personal issues and assisting in staff selection processes.

  • Censuses and Surveys - eg Agricultural Census, Construction Industry Survey and other surveys, where I had to deal with an extremely wide range of people (sometimes hostile), and help them to complete quite complex forms, sometimes including detailed financial data.


Teaching skills

I have had experience of teaching small groups of adults, in a variety of settings.

  • Judo - During the period I spent with the FWBO, I taught Judo within a large residential community.

  • Meditation - While with the ABS, I taught an informal lunchtime 'Introduction to Meditation' course (which had managerial approval as a Stress Management program).

  • WebPage Design - At the Reedbeds Community Centre, I taught a course in Basic WebPage Design (using Allaire HomeSite v4, and other computer programs).


Dealing with individuals at a variety of levels

In my Honours program and in following up my current environmental interests, I have approached a number of bodies and individuals, to get data, access to land, or to discuss my projects. These include:
  • local, state and federal government departments and statutory authorities

  • State and Federal Members of Parliament

  • academics

  • industry and community-based organisations

  • members of the Aboriginal community



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