There are moments when we are fully aware of our deficiencies or lack of training in certain skill areas. Our awareness of such incompetence should never freeze us from action, it should instead motivate us to acquire the training that we need. In order to motivate us towards this, I have developed a five-step strategy that can deliver results in such situations. Here is my LEARN strategy for conscious incompetence:
Let your incompetence motivate you towards learning
Empower yourself by reading about the skill area
Associate with people who have competence in that skill area
Redefine your understanding of your capacity in that skill
Nurture a passion for teaching others that particular skill
Be a peak performer. Never allow incompetence to stop you from accomplishing your objectives. Lack of training should not necessarily equate to lack of ability. You can learn what you need to in order to move ahead into action.
Friday, April 6, 2007
The LEARN strategy
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2 comments:
I really like the way you word things, sounds like my husband.
Love this model, Herman! I know for myself that I teach what I most need to learn, so all the steps along the way are simply new learning for me. Because I consider myself a recovering perfectionist, I never used to notice my incompetencies - I would just avoid them! Now I see, especially in your LEARN strategy, that that is the first step in moving forward. Admitting it and owning it is key. Thanks for this great post!!
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