I have been turning my mind lately to what could, or should, be central and unifying concepts that represent what we mean by Personal Development here at Henley.
Earlier posts on this blog have rehearsed some antecedents, but inspired by a seemingly inexhaustable parade of “lists” that form a daily digest of reading in popular management magazines and blogs, I really wanted to have a go at a compilation of my own. People do seem to feel at home with lists, and who can blame them? (it’s probably just a matter of time before there’s an an article published with the title “the five benefits for leaders of making lists”…)
So over the coming weeks, dear reader, look out for six intermittently posted attempts to give food for thought for your own management development and management practice.
First, this post names all six principles. I take these to be pre-requisites for Personal Development, though all of them are also activities for practice. There will be other activities, particularly related to career development, work-life balance and academic achievement, that complement these six things, but philosophically they are my starting points.
1. Acknowledge things, without judgement, as they are
2. Seek out, and pay attention to ‘difference’
3. Engage in dialogue
4. Practice awareness of the whole, not the parts
5. Align personal purpose and the purpose of business
6. Use the logic of metaphor
The first on this list will form the topic in the next posting.
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