I’ve been watching sheep eating grass all day and it got me thinking about career development…
Sheep wake up every day without a plan and just follow what the immediate priority is – to eat.
If we engage with our careers in the same way we will always be focused on the immediate project at hand or the problem that needs to be resolved.
I’ve always found progression comes from the times you lift your head up and think – where do I want to go?
Because this informs what types of actions you take to move forward. You start to think more about networking and the skills / experiences you need.
How can we stop being sheep?
Coaching or mentoring is a good tool – having someone ask you the questions that get you out of sheep-mode and into longer term planning is essential.
Where else do you have the time set aside to just think about your goals and how you will achieve them?
