New Year, New State of Mind
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The new year is almost upon us! What are your learning and training resolutions for the year ahead?
With the state of the current economy, it's every business's inclination to cut costs, but there are plenty of ways to maintain an environment where learning is encouraged, and growth is celebrated without even thinking about money.
Recently, here at ASTD, author and speaker Marilee Adams came in to talk about the power of QuestionThinking(TM), and how changing the questions one asks oneself from a judging nature to that of a learning nature can make all the difference.
For example, instead of asking questions like "Whose fault is it?" or "What's wrong with me?", try "What do I want?" and "What can I learn?"
It's a simple lesson that can go a long way.
New Year's Resolutions don't have to be big and intimidating. Sometimes they can be the slightest tweaks in an otherwise well-run system