TD Magazine Article
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Tue Nov 01 2005
This article presents guidelines for training and development personnel to determine their genius and purposes and to make sure that these two match. The term "genius" is used here to refer to one trainer's creative ability and the term "purpose" is used to refer to the trainer's personal mission, vocation, calling, or vision. According to the author, the key to feeling satisfied in one's daily work and making his/her best possible contribution lies not with purpose only but with his/her genius, that is, the energy and spirit that one alone can bring to his/her work. Three sequential steps are suggested here for trainers: first, to recognize one's genius; second, to discover one's purpose; and third, to integrate the genius and purpose. This exercise ought to provide a rough estimate of one's overall satisfaction with the work that one has been doing. One, suggestively, can raise his/her satisfaction by any of the commonly known methods: talking with one's boss about adjusting his/her responsibilities; seeking a new job in the same organization; finding new work with another organization; starting own business; and/or, changing one's career.
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Is Your Genius on Purpose
Is Your Genius on Purpose