3 for the week.. :)
1) Empowerment: Empowerment comes as a result of trust, capabilities and transparency. He brings in an interesting point of how empowerment can fail if capabilities do not match.
I realize I didn’t take it into consideration in my last couple of experiences as empowerment works only if the people being empowered are up to the job.
3 aspects of competence..
a) Technical competence i.e. skills required to complete a job
b) Conceptualization i.e. ability to see the big picture..
c) Interdependence i.e awareness that everything in life is interconnected
2) Trust and trustworthiness: The noun always comes after the verb and always takes longer. The biggest question here is – are we saying and doing the same things?
For example, we could talk about building team spirit within our teams but have an on-going competition amongst the team members with only 1 winner. Why would the team ever want to collaborate then? The way to do this would be to align rewards to the success of the team so everyone has incentive to improve..
Personal trustworthiness (in Covey’s view) comes from –
a) Integrity i.e. walk the talk..
b) Maturity i.e. dealing with tough situations with compassion and empathy..
c) Abundance mentality i.e. see life as having enough for all so as to always feel happy for others’ success and hence, always focussing on win-win agreements rather than win-lose or lose-win..
3) We have the freedom and power to choose: We are not just a result of all that’s happened to us. We are not ‘like that’.. Every habit of us is just that – a habit and can be changed. Of course, unlearning it is a bloody difficult process but not impossible nevertheless..
Just the fact that we are aware that it is WITHIN our power to change our scripting is powerful. So, basically, if I am always rushing/always doing things in the last minute – I can change..
A Learning a Day 