…or, more specifically, My Performance
I grew up thinking that I could do anything. Thinking like this was not born out of a highly exaggerated ego; it was born out of necessity. My father, a marine jet pilot, would look at different things and think, “We could do that.” My mother would inspire me and say, “Why don’t you give it a shot?”
Our application of this thinking was true for anything related to cars, engines, gardens, woodwork, plumbing, construction, reconstruction, camping, boating… ANYTHING! We could do it. We certainly weren’t going to pay for someone to do the work that we could do, and if you believed you could do anything, well, there you are.
Was it true? Nope! However, we have some great stories.
My career has focused on human performance. How a human approaches work has been my research and passion for many years, and formed the basis of all of my companies. We start from the premise that every process, every role and every human can improve. In a dynamic work environment, this is surely the truth. I’ve conducted cognitive workload assessments, novice to expert studies, and have helped individuals improve performance in their current job roles and their careers. It has been quite rewarding to watch talented people achieve greater levels of success.
How does this apply to me today? Well, I’ve realized that I need to assess the projects that I want to do based on several criteria: Skill, Desire and an expectation for Quality of the Deliverable.
Kev
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