The GROW model Disciplines > Human Resources > Performance Management > The GROW model Goal | Reality | Options | Will | See also The GROW model is useful in performance management and coaching to help a person clarify what they want to achieve and how they will achieve it. Goal The first step is to establish and agree the goal. Goals, as described here, are also known as objectives, key results, targets, performance outcomes, and a host of other euphemisms. In establishing goals, ensure they are SMART. Who is it for? Also include considerations of time, cost and quality as appropriate. When do they want it? Goals are not always about delivering things to other people. Reality The next stage is to examine the current reality. It is a trap to think that the work is relatively easy, and that you are closer to the goal than you think. Get a clear description of the current reality, including as appropriate relationships, attitudes, skills, processes, available tools and so on. Questions to ask include: Will
NST Produktebeschrieb In jedem ruht ein Bild des’, was er werden soll –solange er dies nicht ist, ist nicht sein Friede voll. Angelus Silesius Neigungs-Struktur-Test NST von Ulrich Keller / Erwin LeibundgutVerfahren zur Neigungsabklärung bei Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen Text: Erwin Leibundgut Neigungen sind Interessen, die in den emotionalen Schichten der Persönlichkeit verankert sind. Der NST ist kein theoretisch-wissenschaftliches Konstrukt, sondern ein gewachsenes, aus empirischem Material in mathematischer Struktur geformtes und geeichtes Verfahren, das sich an einem ganzheitlichen Menschenbild orientiert. In den frühen sechziger Jahren entstanden, gehört der Test von Ulrich Keller, Mitautor Erwin Leibundgut, in der schweizerischen Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung auch heute noch zu den meistverwendeten Neigungs-und Interessentests. Zielgruppe Das Verfahren wurde ursprünglich für Jugendliche von Abschlussklassen konzipiert. Durchführung Theoretisches Konzept Aufbau des NST Interpretation Möglichkeiten und Grenzen
Developing a Personal Development Plan You'll find that there is no "one-size-fits-all" personal development plan. I'm going to talk about working from a personal development plan template and I will take you through a personal development plan sample. But there is no one plan that suits a person's needs and personality exactly. What you can do, however, is draw up your own plan. What about your level of emotional development? Consider your role in the workplace. Next, take a look at the immediacy of your need for change. Take a good, hard look at the things happening in your life that have brought you to the wish for change. Without drawing out an extended five-year plan for yourself, assess the things you hope to do in the next month or so. Create Your Personal Development Plan Write down in your personal development plan each of the steps you need to take if you want to move to a new home, start a business, or develop your career. Why now? You've got motivation and a plan. As you proceed, appraise your progress regularly.
The Wheel of Life - Finding Balance in Your Life - Time Management Techniques from MindTools Finding Balance in Your Life "Wheel of Life" is a trademark of Meyer Resource Group, Inc. "Success Motivation" is a trademark of Success Motivation, Inc. Put your life under the microscope. © iStockphoto/Snowleopard1 When life is busy, or all your energy is focused on a special project, it's all too easy to find yourself off balance, not paying enough attention to important areas of your life. That's when it's time to take a "helicopter view" of your life, so that you can bring things back into balance. This is where the Wheel of Life® (or Life Wheel) can help. Figure 1 below shows an example wheel of life with example "dimensions" (we'll explain how to choose the right areas of life or dimensions for you below). Figure 1 – Wheel of Life Example The Wheel of Life is powerful because it gives you a vivid visual representation of the way your life is currently, compared with the way you'd ideally like it to be. Using the Tool There are two ways you can use this tool. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tip:
10 Blogs Entrepreneurs Need to Be Reading | Grasshopper Blog - StumbleUpon See the 2012 edition: 10 Must Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs (2012 Edition) #1. The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Site: What it is: Mike Michalowicz provides entrepreneurs and small businesses with tips on everything from starting a business to networking to marketing and health care. Why you should read it: Mike not only provides great tips but he provides great tips from REAL people. #2. Site: What it is: Written by a panel of small business owners, the site offers tips and advice on everything business related. Small business trends really covers EVERYTHING! #3. Site: Run by two brothers, Matthew and Adam Toren, Young Entrepreneur is exactly what it sounds like; a site dedicated to young entrepreneurs. Between blog posts, forums, polls and interviews with other small business owners, the site offers fantastic content. #4. Site: Why you should read it: #5. #6. #7. #8.
10 Essential Reads for the Modern Marketer: New Inspiration & Timeless Classics As a modern marketer it is vital to stay on top of current trends and brush up on forgotten or underutilized skills. In my last blog post I was asked by several folks what books I am currently reading and what books I recommend to become a better writer. As I mentioned, becoming a better writer starts with the basics, but you also need some inspiration and ideas along the way. I am constantly looking for new books to read and older classics I may have missed, so here’s a snapshot of the essential books that I believe every marketer should have in their reading arsenal. 1. Think Like Zuck - Ekaterina Walter - Ekaterina provides a fascinating look into the world of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, but the book as a whole is so much more than just that. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Bonus classics that you should read twice: Content Rules - Ann Handley & CC Chapman - The book that started a content marketing revolution. The Elements of Style - William Strunk Jr. and E.B. Next on my reading list:
Become an Autodidact: 10 Ways to Become a Self Taught Master Some of the greatest people in history have educated themselves to a large degree using a process known as autodidacticism. This is something that’s more easily undertaken these days with the great wealth of online tools available to anyone. Whether you’ve gone to college or not, you can learn just about anything these days on your own. Want to learn about the classics? Carpentry and home maintenance? Philosophy or cooking? Why self-education? You can follow your passions, and learn about things that excite you. How do you go about becoming an autodidact? However you go about it, here are some of the best tools for the modern autodidact: Wikipedia. Written for Dumb Little Man by Leo Babuata of Zen Habits
Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It) Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve our understanding of it. Here are 10 strategies you can use to see problems from many different perspectives and master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place! The Problem Is To Know What the Problem Is The definition of the problem will be the focal point of all your problem-solving efforts. What most of us don’t realize — and what supposedly Einstein might have been alluding to — is that the quality of the solutions we come up with will be in direct proportion to the quality of the description of the problem we’re trying to solve. Problem Definition Tools and Strategies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Comparing Salt, Whey and Starter Cultures for Fermenting Vegetables, Fruits and Condiments When making naturally cultured vegetables, fruits or condiments, recipes will often call for a variety of ingredients including salt, whey and salt, or even just a freeze-dried culture. How do you choose the best culturing medium for your project? Purpose of Salt and Starter Cultures Salt can promote the fermenting process by inhibiting the growth of undesirable microorganisms, favoring the growth of desired Lactobacilli. Starter cultures such as whey, brine from a previous ferment, or freeze-dried starter cultures can add bacteria to the culturing process to get things going more quickly. The combination used is a personal choice. Vegetable Fermentation Methods There are a few different ways to prepare brine for fermenting vegetables, including a method for fermenting without salt. Method #1: Salt-only Vegetable Fermentation Historically, salt was used to preserve foods before refrigeration. Method #2: Salt-free Vegetable Fermentation Method #3: Salt Plus Starter Cultures
Fermented Food for Beginners: Lacto-Fermented Vegetables This is part 3 in a four part series. I renamed this series Fermented Food for Beginners in the hopes that it will encourage anyone who was intimidated about making their own ferments, as I was. Before the advent of modern day canning most of our American fore mothers understood the process of lacto-fermentation. They had crocks of real sauerkraut, lacto-fermented cucumber pickles and other treasures such as beets, onions or garlic waiting out the winter in the root cellar. Those countries with histories deeper than our own also traditionally fermented vegetables with simply salt, water and spices – knowing that the lactic acid produced would prevent the putrefication of these precious nutritional storehouses, keeping them fed through winter. Kimchi from Korea and cortido from Latin America are just two of the flavorful and delicious condiments not native to our own country. If you are like I was – intimidated and a bit doubtful – then don’t be. Cortido Pickled Cucumbers
Hard Things You Need To Do To Be Successful You have to make the call you’re afraid to make. You have to get up earlier than you want to get up. You have to give more than you get in return right away. You have to care more about others than they care about you. You have to fight when you are already injured, bloody, and sore. You have to feel unsure and insecure when playing it safe seems smarter. You have to lead when no one else is following you yet. You have to invest in yourself even though no one else is. You have to look like a fool while you’re looking for answers you don’t have. You have to grind out the details when it’s easier to shrug them off. You have to deliver results when making excuses is an option. You have to search for your own explanations even when you’re told to accept the “facts”. You have to make mistakes and look like an idiot. You have to try and fail and try again. You have to run faster even though you’re out of breath. You have to be kind to people who have been cruel to you. The things that no one else is doing.