As you look around your backyard, neighborhood or local parks, it is clear to see that spring has sprung. The buds on the trees are getting bigger and bigger. The mating calls of birds you hear are songs to the human ear. Mother Nature has it figured out; that is to thrive you must reproduce. You must keep growing and developing. Your career is the same way. If you want to be happy with your career you must continually invest in taking the time and spending the money on the training and education that will allow you to feel happy and excited about what you are learning.
I remember earlier in my career, I was working for a very successful entrepreneur. He had learned a great deal through experience and study, and it had paid off for him. He ran a successful company and seemed to be the kind of person who would always do well. But, slowly the market started to change and he did not. This bright individual who was always talking about the latest book he had read, had started to fade. He no longer had the motivation to continue to learn. He became more and more cynical about people and business. It became clear to me that he was not heading in a growth oriented direction, and neither was his company. The point finally came where I sensed that if I were to stay with this organization, with this business owner at the helm, I would be doing my career a major disservice. It was not long after that I left this company. It was an important move on my part, because I proved to myself how committed I was to my own personal and professional growth.
The same goes for you. By keeping on a continual program of personal and professional growth, you are insuring that you will maintain a strategy for continued success.
One of the best ways to keep on a learning curve is to do a survey of the top people in your field, and ask them what books, magazines and blogs they are reading. You can start with your boss or manager, and ask what good book she has read in the last twelve months that she could recommend to you. Ask her for a couple of ideas she gained from it, that made it worth her time reading it. As I alluded to earlier, if your boss isn’t reading any professional development material, I would question if you should be working for that person.
Other places you can look should include online sources. You can find a review of the best business books of 2010 at: http://smallbiztrends.com/2011/02/best-business-books-2010-editors-choice-winners.html
Another excellent site for the best books of 2011 is http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/IT-Management/11-Best-Business-Books-for-CIOs-in-2011-424034/
The key is to take the initiative and always be learning. When you do this, you will keep your talent and skill quotient at its’ peak. And as you do this, you will keep your learning and earning power at its’ highest level.
Tom Borg is a consultant in leadership management, team building and customer service. Please see more of his blogs go to businessworkforceblog.com and administrativejobsblog.com. To view additional job postings go to Nexxt
I remember earlier in my career, I was working for a very successful entrepreneur. He had learned a great deal through experience and study, and it had paid off for him. He ran a successful company and seemed to be the kind of person who would always do well. But, slowly the market started to change and he did not. This bright individual who was always talking about the latest book he had read, had started to fade. He no longer had the motivation to continue to learn. He became more and more cynical about people and business. It became clear to me that he was not heading in a growth oriented direction, and neither was his company. The point finally came where I sensed that if I were to stay with this organization, with this business owner at the helm, I would be doing my career a major disservice. It was not long after that I left this company. It was an important move on my part, because I proved to myself how committed I was to my own personal and professional growth.
The same goes for you. By keeping on a continual program of personal and professional growth, you are insuring that you will maintain a strategy for continued success.
One of the best ways to keep on a learning curve is to do a survey of the top people in your field, and ask them what books, magazines and blogs they are reading. You can start with your boss or manager, and ask what good book she has read in the last twelve months that she could recommend to you. Ask her for a couple of ideas she gained from it, that made it worth her time reading it. As I alluded to earlier, if your boss isn’t reading any professional development material, I would question if you should be working for that person.
Other places you can look should include online sources. You can find a review of the best business books of 2010 at: http://smallbiztrends.com/2011/02/best-business-books-2010-editors-choice-winners.html
Another excellent site for the best books of 2011 is http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/IT-Management/11-Best-Business-Books-for-CIOs-in-2011-424034/
The key is to take the initiative and always be learning. When you do this, you will keep your talent and skill quotient at its’ peak. And as you do this, you will keep your learning and earning power at its’ highest level.
Tom Borg is a consultant in leadership management, team building and customer service. Please see more of his blogs go to businessworkforceblog.com and administrativejobsblog.com. To view additional job postings go to Nexxt
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