Human Resource - HR HorizonHR Horizon
Does your work life mean you sit in a corner all day minding your own business? You may think you are being diligent but you are also doing your career serious damage. The engine for growth comes from defining your universe and then making sure you play your part in it. Let me take an example from an entirely different profession-acting. Do you wish to be an actor performing in street productions, or do you have greater ambitions- local theatre houses, national TV, international TV and films or even Broadway? What kind of repertoire do you wish to make your mark in – contemporary or classic? You see, by defining your playground, as it were, you are setting your sighs on your future accordingly.
At work and outside, are your networking with the movers and shakers? Do you know them and, more importantly, do they know you? And what do they know you for? How often do you inter4act with senior colleagues and professionals? Theses are all opportunities to learn about your business and industry, while at the same time making the connections that matter.
You may wish to be the best banker, marketer, finance or HR professional. Join trade bodies and professional associations; make contributions to their activities and publications; serve on committees and boards. There is much that can be done. So go on, don’t be a wallflower. Expose yourself to the world and the world to you.
Gaining Wealth
An Eastern story. A young acolyte went to his master and asked: “I want to have unlimited wealth in order to help other people. What can I do?” The master replied: “we already have the capability for unlimited wealth; we just don’t know how to access it.”
“Within each one of us resides two goddesses – one of wealth and the other of knowledge. What you need to do is relentlessly pursue the goddess of knowledge while ignoring the goddess of wealth. The more you ignore the latter, the more she will follow you.”
Too often we are focused on the result instead of aiming for excellence. Wealth is a consequence, an outcome; it can never be the goal. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak set out to build computers anyone could use. They achieved incredible wealth as a result of pursuing that dream. Wozniak later gave away half his wealth and went into teaching – something he had always wanted to do.
To sum it up: identify your goal or vision and then focus on the delivery. Make every effort to do the right things and watch how the results (and rewards) surprise you.
Have a great New Year.
