Becoming better – One thing I learnt in the last 3 months.
I made a couple of personal changes – started a Decision Log and focused on Deliberate Practice.
And this is what I have learnt
That I am not as good as I thought I was. Across areas – from Strategy, Leadership, Communication to Analytics.
Here are some ideas to get started
#1 Start with keeping a log of decisions you take, why and how they have turned out. Identify your actions that caused a poor and good decision.
#2 Seek feedback from people you work with around things that you should start-stop and continue. For example – I realize I most often skip the small talk and get to task solving unless I am conscious about it.
#3 Identify problem use-cases around areas you want to improve on and talk out aloud/write down scenarios of how you would tackle it. Example – How should you handle working with ambiguity with specific examples.
#4 Record yourself introducing yourself or explaining something to another person and listen to it. I have realized I tend to not just talk fast but also communicate too many things within a single conversation. Something that doesn’t make for impact.
#5 Talk to people – Learning from people is something I have oft ignored in lieu of books. This is absolutely game changing.
So yes, while it is highly uncomfortable, challenging and questions my sense of self worth at times, I would rather identify and work on it than to stay in a blind-spot.
Do you have ideas or tips around how you have actively worked on improving yourself?
Here is an FS blog on the topic
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