Development
Perhaps We Need More Questions Instead of Answers
We live in a world that is in love with ANSWERS. We want the answer, and we want it now.
We live in a world that is in love with ANSWERS. We want the answer, and we want it now.
True confession. I’ve been in the workplace for a very long time. Forty-two years to be exact. In that span,
Thanks to Frederick Taylor and other business thinkers at the turn of the 20th century, businesses, factories, and workplaces began
As I work closely with many others in my consulting practice, I see a distinct difference between how people approach new situations. Some eagerly jump in, even though they aren’t fully prepared. Others may be willing, but they wait for clear direction, for the path to be cleared, for step by step direction before they will venture into this new territory.
As I observe these two approaches, I see a distinct difference between learners and students.
Discover what I see as the key differences between learners and students, and find out which of these two categories the world needs more of.
It’s taken me an entire lifetime to internalize and act on the notion that taking care of myself was not as selfish at it appeared on the surface. I’ve had to experience, both personally and vicariously, the detrimental effect of self-neglect – when energy was sapped, spirit was wounded, and health was jeopardized.
Keep reading to learn about why self-care is so important and how I differentiate self-care from self-obsession.
I have something very exciting to share with you! It’s based on this:
Without doubt, the best decision I’ve made in my professional career was to leave corporate to do independent consulting.
Recently, I realized this: I am uniquely positioned to help others launch their business. I’ve had very large clients and very small clients across industries. I’ve taught a consulting course at Purdue for 5 years. And, helping others make positive change is the hallmark of my work. I can give others an experienced guide, process and tools to help move from working for someone else to working for yourself.
So I’ve partnered up with Katie Workman (social media expert / graphic artist), and I have created LEAP – a 3 step process that helps professionals with marketable skills make the leap from corporate to consulting.
Learn more about LEAP in this exciting announcement!>/p>
Positive and discontent. The words don’t seem to go together. For we know, all too well, those times of discontent. When we are out of sorts and at times grumpy. Where things are just not right. When our worlds are not awful but neither are they awesome.
So to describe those times of discontent with an adjective of “positive” jolts us. Far better pairings might use the words dark or disconcerting or uncomfortable. But positive? How can that be?
Learn more about how discontent can be positive and create innovation by reading the rest of this article.
In a recent post, I discussed the importance of investing in yourself. In this post, I’m sharing a great list of no-cost ways you can do that. No-cost means no funding required, no need to open your wallet and/or use your credit card.
Of course, there is a cost. Investing in yourself will require time. It will require effort. It will require that you value yourself enough to nurture your growth, and it might require you to take a risk and try something new!
Read my list of 20 free ways you can invest in yourself, and see which ones you could try this weekend!
Expanding your knowledge, developing your skills, and broadening your network is a gift that keeps on giving. It improves your job performance, which leads to other good things like plum assignments, new opportunities, and career growth.
Yet in spite of a host of good reasons to invest in ourselves, we can lose sight of actually taking tangible actions.
Today, the stakes are higher. When the best jobs 15 years from now don’t even exist today, when the amount of technical information doubles every two years, when employers are hiring, more and more – for capability rather than competency – it is our duty to own our personal learning, growth and development with focus and intention.
Learn about how capability is now a critical employment criteria, and the five things every professional should do to develop themselves, starting today.
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