My Core Competency and a Reflective Thinking Exercise
According to Wikipedia:
Core competency is a concept in management theory originally advocated by two business authors, C. K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel. In their view a core competency is a specific factor that a business sees as central to the way the company or its employees work. It fulfills three key criteria:
- It is not
easy for competitors to imitate.
- It can
be reused widely for many products and markets.
- It must contribute
to the end consumer's experienced
benefits and the value of the product or service to its
customers.
Reflective thinking
on the other hand, conceived by philosopher and American educator John Dewey,
is a logical approach to solving an
issue.
So with these two thoughts I began a search to discover core competencies for me.
Admittedly, in the beginning it was difficult to select an area of focus.
However you know for yourself so select any one area and you will eventually get to all your priorities. (Family, work, health, finances…you decide as the list goes on and on).
Remember: “Nothing changes, when nothing changes”. Purpose to grow!
Here’s a plan that has worked for lots of us:
·
Set
two hours aside.
·
Select
a secluded/isolated location--- no phones, emails, or interruptions.
·
Start
with a blank writing tablet, and a pencil. Leave the computer, just pencil and
paper. Have some water and a simple
snack.
·
Blank
journal in hand literally write everything that comes into your head. Who am I?
What really matters? Where do I
see myself? How will I get there? When will I be done?
For those of you who read my blog postings, you know I do have a Life Statement, however believe me it did not start that way.
So today’s question is will you take on the challenge to grow? I’d love to hear from you!
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