REFLECTING: Strengths, Weaknesses and Bad Habits
Self-Managed Learning demands that we take charge of our future; focus, operate from our strengths and deal with our bad habits.
It is a good
time of the year to do some deep reflection and rethinking. Ask for and listen
to feedback. Measure success – where we did well and where we failed. With
feedback and deep reflection, we know what our real strengths, weaknesses and
bad habits are. Reflection is necessary for the individual, an organization,
and the nation.
This exercise
is crucial as we can only perform from our strengths. We must concentrate on
our strengths and place ourselves where we can produce the best results. We
must not waste our energy trying to improve on areas of low impact on
performance. We cannot build performance on weaknesses.
But it is
crucial that we deal with our bad habits. Bad habits are things we do or fail
to do that can dilute, negate, or even destroy our strengths. A talented
entrepreneur who has the flair to make a lot of money will in the end go
bankrupt if he has the bad habit of gambling.
In your
organization, what are the bad habits that inhibit performance and excellence?
Big plans without follow through? Lengthy meetings with few outcomes? The
practice of artificial harmony where most managers avoid difficult
conversations? Or simply the general lack of following S.O.P.?
How about we as
a nation? What are the bad habits that is eating up our strength? Poor
maintenance culture? The practice of corruption? Not being honest on both
sides? Cybertrooping at a drop of a hat? Seeing every turn through the lenses
of race?
To be a
successful leader, manager or individual contributor, we must learn to
recognize our strengths, weaknesses and bad habits and feedback the same to
others. To know more, ask us about our Self-Managed Learning Workshop.
Let
us add value,
Have
a meaningful Christmas
Peace,
anas
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