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Career Zingers #19: Know Your Audience

April 12, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Who is your audience?

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I recently attended a Carlos Santana concert in Winnipeg. I enjoyed the show but there would have been no show without the audience. You also would not have a career without others. You required parents to be brought into being and so many relationships will provide threads as you weave your career tapestry. Don’t think solo in career, think about your impact on others, their impact on you, and the contributions you make to others from co-workers and customers to family and friends. Turn the lights on in your career and see “your audience.” Ask yourself: how well am I performing in my work to enrich, enliven, educate, enthuse, and entertain my audience?

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Career Zingers #17: Be Ignorant

February 20, 2018 by David Zinger Leave a Comment

Ignorance is essential for authentic career development

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Ignorance means not knowing. Stupidity is thinking you know when you don’t.

Often in career development we seek out experts, coaches, authors, and counsellors to tell us what we should be doing. We can learn from others but deep and authentic learning can occur if we are willing  to sit in ignorance and wonder about ourselves and our future without having to find a quick and easy ready-made answer.

Just because we start with ignorance doesn’t mean we need to stay there. When it comes to careers it is okay to be ignorant, just don’t be stupid about it.

 

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