The second step to being A.D.E.P.T in life is about Developing People - Skills & Learning
There are five steps to being A.D.E.P.T.:
A chieving Quality – Success & Mission
D eveloping People - Skills & Learning
E nabling Longevity - Values & Forms
P reparing for Change - Flexibility & Conversation
T hinking Creatively - Strategy & Collaboration
The purpose of developing people is to enable the organization to meets its business objectives - which is ultimately to achieve client satisfaction in the A.D.E.P.T process. People are the life of the organization - in the end, the lights may be able to turn on via computer technology, but someone will always be required to maintain the computer system. Technology with all of its advances, in my best estimation, will never eliminate the need for human involvement. Technology is ultimately driven by two things: consumer demand and business process. (See diagram at the top.)
Skills - aptitude and attitude:
Obviously, the most important requirement is the skill - but this is not only about the physical ability, it's about mental and emotional abilities.
1) Mental - is attitudinal
2) Emotional - is relational
3) Physical - is practical
All three are essential for skills. The deficiency in any one area will tip the balance of success, not just for the individual but of the team, the business, and ultimately, the client.
Learning - right knowledge at the right time:
The amount of information being bombarded at us every day through internet and mobile devices has increased exponentially - overwhelmingly. In some ways (if managed properly) can be valuable; in other ways, it is a major distraction which, according to much new research, reduces our intellectual capacities. (See "Make Your Brain Smarter" by Sandra Bond Chapman, Phd.). The ability to glean through the vast amounts of information coming at us and focus in on the required knowledge we need for this moment, this day, our purpose, is a skill that needs to be developed. Acquiring this skill will prevent common stress due to the overwhelming amount of information (television, radio, cell phones, apps, socal media) that invades our minds. Development people acquire adeptness in life by filtering out the non-essential information (the classic Sherlock Holmes "brain attic" approach in A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and know what information applies to resolve the situation at hand.
In an online Forbes Report, the top 10 critical job skills are listed (a 2013 data point). The top four have to do with knowledge; they are: critical thinking, complex problem-solving, judgement/decision making, and active listening. These occur prior to the remaining 6 skills listed, such as programming, marketing/sales, mathematics, etc. Skills required to be adept in life ranges from talent, to attitude, to ability to apply learning to the situation. Developing the appropriate skills needed for our jobs, as well as the ability to attain and apply the right knowledge required to do our jobs, is essential to being adept.
I love to read. I can devour countless numbers of books on top of the work hours I put in during the day. However, not everyone is motivated, and not everyone has the time. Yet, knowledge acquisition takes time. Therefore, future learning for employees will need to be:
1) Simplified - packaged on mobile devices for easy access
2) Just-in-time - targeted and timed with job requirement
3) Past/Future - combination of lessons learned, but packaged for possible changes in the future
Therefore, companies need to recognize more than a university degree, though a very important asset; companies need to look at experience (which includes volunteer experience, especially for university students) and intelligence in one or more of the six areas: Abstract, Social, Practical, Emotional, Aesthetic, and Kinesthetic as they apply to the requirements of the job.
It's not about volumes of material or high IQ tests either; it's about equipping the right person with the right knowledge at the right time specifically, just prior to application and based on where the future is going.
There are five steps to being A.D.E.P.T.:
A chieving Quality – Success & Mission
D eveloping People - Skills & Learning
E nabling Longevity - Values & Forms
P reparing for Change - Flexibility & Conversation
T hinking Creatively - Strategy & Collaboration
The purpose of developing people is to enable the organization to meets its business objectives - which is ultimately to achieve client satisfaction in the A.D.E.P.T process. People are the life of the organization - in the end, the lights may be able to turn on via computer technology, but someone will always be required to maintain the computer system. Technology with all of its advances, in my best estimation, will never eliminate the need for human involvement. Technology is ultimately driven by two things: consumer demand and business process. (See diagram at the top.)
Skills - aptitude and attitude:
Obviously, the most important requirement is the skill - but this is not only about the physical ability, it's about mental and emotional abilities.
1) Mental - is attitudinal
2) Emotional - is relational
3) Physical - is practical
All three are essential for skills. The deficiency in any one area will tip the balance of success, not just for the individual but of the team, the business, and ultimately, the client.
Learning - right knowledge at the right time:
The amount of information being bombarded at us every day through internet and mobile devices has increased exponentially - overwhelmingly. In some ways (if managed properly) can be valuable; in other ways, it is a major distraction which, according to much new research, reduces our intellectual capacities. (See "Make Your Brain Smarter" by Sandra Bond Chapman, Phd.). The ability to glean through the vast amounts of information coming at us and focus in on the required knowledge we need for this moment, this day, our purpose, is a skill that needs to be developed. Acquiring this skill will prevent common stress due to the overwhelming amount of information (television, radio, cell phones, apps, socal media) that invades our minds. Development people acquire adeptness in life by filtering out the non-essential information (the classic Sherlock Holmes "brain attic" approach in A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and know what information applies to resolve the situation at hand.
In an online Forbes Report, the top 10 critical job skills are listed (a 2013 data point). The top four have to do with knowledge; they are: critical thinking, complex problem-solving, judgement/decision making, and active listening. These occur prior to the remaining 6 skills listed, such as programming, marketing/sales, mathematics, etc. Skills required to be adept in life ranges from talent, to attitude, to ability to apply learning to the situation. Developing the appropriate skills needed for our jobs, as well as the ability to attain and apply the right knowledge required to do our jobs, is essential to being adept.
I love to read. I can devour countless numbers of books on top of the work hours I put in during the day. However, not everyone is motivated, and not everyone has the time. Yet, knowledge acquisition takes time. Therefore, future learning for employees will need to be:
1) Simplified - packaged on mobile devices for easy access
2) Just-in-time - targeted and timed with job requirement
3) Past/Future - combination of lessons learned, but packaged for possible changes in the future
Therefore, companies need to recognize more than a university degree, though a very important asset; companies need to look at experience (which includes volunteer experience, especially for university students) and intelligence in one or more of the six areas: Abstract, Social, Practical, Emotional, Aesthetic, and Kinesthetic as they apply to the requirements of the job.
It's not about volumes of material or high IQ tests either; it's about equipping the right person with the right knowledge at the right time specifically, just prior to application and based on where the future is going.