Careers, Life and Questions (Jun 06, 2023)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"To ace your job interviews, prepare well. Here's how :
- Understand the specific skills and qualities that the job requires. Highlight how you have demonstrated them in your previous roles or projects.
- Learn about the company’s vision, leaders and business model. Show how you align with them and how you can contribute to their success."
II.
"Have you ever wondered why some people seem to take charge of their lives, while others feel like victims of circumstance?
One possible explanation is the concept of locus of control.
Internal locus of control means that we believe our own abilities, actions, or mistakes are responsible for what happens to us.
External locus of control means that we believe other forces—such as fate, luck, or other people—are more responsible for what happens to us.
You can develop your internal locus of control to enjoy higher performance, greater satisfaction and better outcomes as a leader. "
III.
"A meaningful performance review or one-on-one meeting always has 2 parts -
- Account for the past. Talk about past targets, actions taken and outcomes delivered.
- Plan for the future. Discuss the context, set new goals and agree on resources required."
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman of Nike, on learning how to forget, in his memoir - Shoe Dog :
"I thought back on my running career at Oregon. I’d competed with, and against, men far better, faster, more physically gifted. Many were future Olympians. And yet I’d trained myself to forget this unhappy fact. People reflexively assume that competition is always a good thing, that it always brings out the best in people, but that’s only true of people who can forget the competition. The art of competing, I’d learned from track, was the art of forgetting, and I now reminded myself of that fact. You must forget your limits. You must forget your doubts, your pain, your past."
Source: Book: Show Dog by Phil Knight
II.
APJ Abdul Kalam, scientist and former President of India, weighs in on the journey over a destination, in his autobiography - Wings of Fire : -
"To live only for some unknown future is superficial. It is like climbing a mountain to reach the peak without experiencing its sides. The sides of the mountain sustain life, not the peak. This is where things grow, experience is gained and technologies are mastered. The importance of the peak lies only in the fact that it defines the sides."
Source: Book: Wings of Fire by Abdul Kalam
1 Question
What are you resisting right now? Why? How can you accept it and thus move forward?
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Until next week,
Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times