Tag: Workforce Development

How To Find Your Power

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Your power is within you. It is what makes you unique. It is what makes you who you truly are.

If you are really good at writing, then writing is your power. If you are good at painting, better than others, then painting is your inner power.

Whatever it is that you are good at, keep getting better at it every day. Never stop improving yourself. That is how we get better. That is how we grow.

According to Robynn Storey, ‘It doesn’t matter if you are a ’10’ on the outside, Strive to be a ’10’ on the inside.’ That is true. To know what is going on within you, you must pay attention to your inner self.

‘The very best advocate you’ll ever have for you … is YOU!’ Because you know who you are, what you want, and how you are doing. Don’t listen to dream killers. If you can’t help yourself, no one can.

‘When you work at a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.’ It means you are working, but it doesn’t feel like work. That is what happens when your values are in alignment with your dreams.

‘Choosing the path less traveled may be challenging, but it can lead to extraordinary destinations.’ Some of us don’t choose ‘the path less traveled’ because it is too hard. We don’t want to go there. We are afraid of making mistakes. These are good reasons, but they are not enough. If you want to grow, you must challenge yourself.

‘No one ends up where they started out.’ Do not wait to have everything ready before you start. Start where you are. Yes, it is scary, but you will enjoy it later. If you do not start now, today, where you are going will never happen. And your dream will remain a dream. The good news is: You can make it happen!

‘We are not just one thing; we are many things.’ I agree. Don’t limit yourself. Do not let fear stop you from moving forward. Because you can do more than you are doing right now. You know more. You are capable of doing more. And nothing is holding you back from challenging yourself. Remember, if you can learn more, you can do more. If you can do more, you can live more. So don’t limit yourself.

‘Don’t be afraid to get out of your comfort zone.’ If you want to get better at what you do, your comfort zone is not where it is going to happen. Where you are comfortable is your comfort zone, but it is not your growth zone. If you want to live a different life, you must leave your comfort zone.

‘Be too good to be ignored.‘ The best is attractive! If you want to lead other people, be great at what you do. When you are good at what you do, the world is yours!

‘Glass ceilings are made to be broken.’ Where you are is not all that is possible for you. What you are doing is not all that you can do. You can do more if you have the courage to push yourself, to challenge yourself.

‘Learning how to ask for, and get, what you want is a skill that will serve you well your entire life.’ Ask and you will get. But if you don’t, no one will give it to you for free.

Source

Robynn Storey (2024). Career Confidence: No-BS Stories and Strategies for Finding Your Power

Leading An Effective Multigenerational Workforce

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Analyze your team or organization to understand which generations are represented or underrepresented and how your generation mix compares to the U.S. labor force overall. This will help you to determine which elements of your organization to consider remixing first.’

‘Empathize. Learn about the experiences of other generations in order to understand what values and expectations they bring to the workplace.’

‘Assume the best intentions. Give members of the other generations the benefit of the doubt when they make decision or take action you disagree with. This leads to more understanding and effectiveness all around.’

‘Be more transparent. Since the internet and social media have leveled the playing field when it comes to access to information, leaders have no choice but to be more transparent and democratic with their knowledge.’

‘Challenge your recruiting ‘musts’ by rethinking the characteristics and qualifications of talent you have historically recruited for certain positions.’

‘Take a look at whether you possess any ageist views or expectations that are getting in the way of effectively managing age or experience and help employees understand why you hold certain expectations.’

‘Generational differences are most acutely experienced around communication issues. Companies that teach diverse colleagues how to communicate more effectively with one another will have a tremendous advantage.’

‘The best way to communicate one-on-one and ensure your messages are heard and understood is to become a communication chameleon. Ask your key shareholders how they prefer to communicate and share your preferences with the people you lead.’

‘Many companies fail to appreciate the importance of onboarding, but this is a critical moment to begin retaining employees of all generations. Help people feel welcome, informed, connected, and valuable from their first day on the job.’

‘To provide the most effective training to a multigenerational workforce, experiment with multifaceted, hybrid options. Consider online and off-line courses, various lengths of training offerings, individual coaching, educational games and quizzes, bite-sized- videos, rotational assignments, and more.’

Source:

Lindsey Pollack (2019). Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace