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Comment on Themes not goals by Justin McSharry

Justin McSharry — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:51:27 +0000

Hi Rani,

Enjoyed your post and I resonate with the “themes not goals” notion put forth by ‘Goal Free Living’ (a book I’m familiar with). I think flexibility allows our paths to be shaped by new information, new priorities, which in this day and age are always changing. Goal fixation is rigid and inflexible by nature.

Yet at the same time projects need to be completed and broken into tasks and so on. I’m curious how you stay focused on completing the project in the absence of firm goals?

Cheers and happy holidays,
Justin McSharry

Comment on Themes not goals by Mike Brown

Mike Brown — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:56:53 +0000

Great post, Rani. Your idea of a theme for the year rhymes with this post on creating a word for the year: http://christinekane.com/blog/a-free-gift-to-uplevel-your-2011/. She has a PDF where she explains the idea and takes you through some pretty good self-coaching questions, particularly on issues related to potential blocks. Most people set a goal but don’t consider how they will deal with difficulties (ie, I want to lose 10 pounds but oh look! birthday cake!), and her questions help you really think through those potential roadblocks.

If you look at her category “Word of the Year,” various of her readers have guest-posted with their words and why they’re significant to them.

My word for 2011 was ACTION (since I’m naturally ruminative), but am not sure what next year’s word should be. Like you, I find a word easier to use as a mantra rather than a resolution or goal.

Comment on Personal brand: two interviews by Rani H. Gill

Rani H. Gill — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:49:35 +0000

Lane and Saqib – thank you both for your comments. I agree – it’s interview is still relevant — and even more so now that I’m in a large organization. It’s actually refreshing to meet an older version of yourself.

Comment on Personal brand: two interviews by Saqib Ali

Saqib Ali — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:44:43 +0000

Rani,

I think it is more so relevant than ever. Not only you need to create a brand on the wild wild Internet, but now with all the Social Apps in use in an enterprise, you need to work on your brand inside of an enterprise too.

You can use simple thing likes enterprise microblogging to create a brand for yourself – your personal equity.

Saqib

Comment on Personal brand: two interviews by Lane Parker

Lane Parker — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:37:07 +0000

Rani, I really enjoyed your presentation that night in the Branding class. It clarified branding to me more than any other presentation I had seen or article or book I had read. Still relevant today for sure.

If you haven’t posted the process you followed in developing that pitch you should. If you have, please send the link. Your presentation was so compelling and clear.

Comment on Voluntary learning – a response by JOE H

JOE H — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:03:04 +0000

Evidently, Squaresoft does not send me a note when I get a comment. I totally missed all of this, which is ironic, because I started blogging to get conversations like this. Expect a response when my work week ends.

Comment on Reflections on a battle lost by Rani H. Gill

Rani H. Gill — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:42:46 +0000

Yes – you’re right — identifying the right collaborator is key. However, I made the assumption that my team were collaborators — but that assumption on my part was false. So getting sound and current data and not making assumptions about the people I work with are also critical.

Comment on Reflections on a battle lost by Diana Sanders

Diana Sanders — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:30:44 +0000

Your lamenting sounds so familiar to me. The key for me is similar to yours, but I’ve found I need more than solitary reflection. It’s in the collaborative process that I find the most insightful clues about ways to develop better understanding and expand my thinking. How to identify the right collaborator is the biggest challenge for me.

Comment on Voluntary learning – a response by Saqib Ali

Saqib Ali — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:48:54 +0000

and you can not buy gamification.

Comment on The Intervention Cycle by JOE

JOE — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:58:26 +0000

Ego management is an issue, true – especially with people who are payed to be the center of attention!

For me, its always been an interaction of my philosophy/desires, the client(sponsor) and the client (participant). Aligning these three is one of the biggest challenges in the work, IMO. My default reaction has been to minimize my own place, because I won’t be dealing with the consequences as intimately as the other two parties. However, I think this makes my professional brand less memorable than I would like.

FYI – I (re)started blogging again. I shifted to an easier management site to use and am putting out thoughts on design, games for learning, social network analysis. It should be at brassringinc.com by the end of the day.