Our career aspirations can be shaped by self-awareness
The key to #change is taking #action to reach our #goal.
Almost twenty years after Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement speech at #Stanford, his words remind us that – where our working lives are concerned – we already know what we truly want to become.
What is the key principle which has shaped your goals? Feel free to leave a Like if this reminder is helpful.
Although times are tough, 2024 can be a brilliant year. If we work at making it one.
Take a look at the video for inspiration.
What is 2024’s biggest obstacle for you?
What would it feel like to overcome it?
How will resolutions, goals, or collaboration help?
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It is easy to get caught up with big delivery goals and to be out of touch with everyday problems, like difficult team relationships.
Smart leaders will be open to 360-degree feedback, which will tell them about what is going on.
Feedback could even highlight where their behaviour is adding to problems, not solving them.
That news is important, although it can be hard to hear.
That’s why feedback matters.
Leave a Like if this is a helpful reminder. You can leave a comment too, to share the most useful job-related feedback you have given, or received.
There is nothing better than spending time with loved ones away from work during the summer months.
When it is time to pack away the shorts and T shirts too many people are unhappy to get back to their day jobs, because they feel stuck in a rut.
To make matters worse, way too many people have to face the morale sapping problem of bullying in their team once they cancel their out-of-office alerts.
Here’s a quick reminder that smart leaders create a climate where would-be bullies think twice before throwing their weight around.
Why?
Because the potential bully knows they will be held accountable for the damage they cause to morale, the team’s reputation and the unit’s production schedule.
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The Summer is a great time to take stock.
We can ask ourselves questions while we spend time with family and friends.
Are we getting what we want from work?
Does our personal life feel satisfying?
If there is something missing professionally, or personally, we can decide what we want instead.
Then we can create a smart goal to kickstart our development plan.
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Beyond our professional and personal networks there are limitless potential customers, clients and service users.
The people who use our goods and services can be challenged by unspoken burdens.
When we create a space where they can help us better understand their lives those burdens can become visible.
Once we can see what other obstacles they face, we can help them eliminate them.
It is a win-win situation.
We learn something, while they enjoy greater independence and joy.
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How do you manage pre-interview nerves, when you go after a new job?
I remember coaching a colleague whose nerves were obvious when she fidgeted with her keys all the way through a mock interview.
How did she go on to earn a promotion into a dream job?
We talked and she recognised that positive self-talk, plus preparation would boost her chances of confidently performing in her next real interview, regardless of previous job search nightmares.
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As more services go online, the importance of having digital skills increases.
This 8 March is International Women’s Day 2023. The principle that digital skills should be held by everyone is reflected in the hashtag #DigitALL
I have identified five principles to support the growth of digital skills, by listening to the women whose career development I have supported.
This YouTube video sets out the five digital principles, so leaders can help women team members learn, change and grow.
What are your suggestions to help achieve that goal?
(You can view the video on YouTube – Feel free to Like, Comment and Share)
Bullying is never far from the headlines.
It happens when people throw their weight around in classrooms, workplaces and on social media.
Here’s a reminder of how we can be good leaders, colleagues, and friends. The kind of people that inspire others, without acting like bullies.
Here’s a reminder about including people in social situations
Leaders make people feel valued.
It is a skill that comes with practice.
One trick, in a social setting, is to ask open questions.
What does your team do?
Who uses your service?
Can I introduce you to any of the attendees?
Most people like the chance to share something about themselves. It makes them feel included.
Leaders show others that they are welcome to be themselves. Perhaps that is a goal for all of us to work on in 2023?
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