At work you are expected to successfully deliver every task, every project, on time every time. If you fail once, you may possibly not get the chance again. Every piece of work you deliver carries with it the 'attributes' - was it precisely what was required, was it delivered on time; have YOU added value with YOUR contribution? Take a moment to think - your deliverables show your qualities. If you were the stakeholder would you say "Wow!" by the stuff you delivered?
To continuously live up and exceed the expectation of your customers and stakeholders, continuous learning is key. Learning the skills and gaining the knowledge to deliver 'Wow! quality work' is an essential component of an individual's growth. Always remember, if you can't live up to the expectation or even deliver more than what is expected, then someone else will!
Are you learning to live up to these expectations?
What have you learnt today? What have you learnt in the last one week, a month, an year?
What have you learnt which will help deliver more for your customers?
Action:
- Create a learning log. Write down what you learn every day. If you are not learning, it will show!
- Have a learning goal. What should you learn to deliver more and add more value to your work? Anticipate your future deliverables (short term and long term), analyze the industry trend, understand the customers' need and their business and design your own learning plan.
- Set timelines by which you would achieve these specific learning goals. Smart learning in quick time is the necessity of today.
- Track your learning on a regular basis. Are you progressing in the right path and on time?
Keep learning. Keep growing.