I’m Not a Good Teacher, and That’s OK
In this series, professionals describe the skills they’re building this year. Read the stories here, then write your own (use #SkillsGap in the body of your post).
I wish I was a better teacher. I admire people who have the patience and the ability to teach others. I’m a coach, in that I enjoy helping and developing people. But as it relates to teaching, I just don’t have the patience. I think it’s a calling people have.
Even though this is a skills gap for me, I wouldn’t say this is a skill gap I actively try to close. I’m conscious of it. I don’t pretend to possess the ability to teach others. In fact, I’d say I have a great skill of staying away from areas I don’t excel.
We are all very different in what we do well, and what we don’t do well. As you get further in your career, you become more self-aware and accepting of your skill gap. For some people it will take longer than others. You can work on your gap, but you also find ways to complement it with the people on your team.
When people ask me about their career, I always give them the same advice: Focus on what it is that you do well. This doesn’t mean you should ignore your gaps, but focus on what you do well and that will take you much further in your career than what other people think you should be focused on.
Happy Window Cleaning Franchise
8yGood points. It is wonderful to be in a position where we can work interdependently with a strong team. one must develop leadership skills to do that especially well. For those who are starting out or bootstrapping, it saves money to have mastered at least the basics of every area. Because knowable unknowns in either finance, operations productivity, staffing, product/ inventory sourcing or at marketing your product, service or other value creating model can mean the sudden death of your company.
Retired and living life to the fullest.
8ySound advice with focusing on our strengths but being mindful of the weaknesses. All to often during performance reviews focus is on someones weakness. As leaders we need to be very conscientious of building up staff on strengths and balancing with growth.
Independent Sales Consultant at Korn Ferry
8yYES! Focus on your strengths in an effort to minimize weakness. We cannot be great at everything. It's OK not to be good at driving a truck, as long as you aren't a truck driver.
National Program Director at "Jet Charge", Major Projects, Chart - Project Professional (APM), CPPD (AIPM). Engineers Australia CEngT, Chart-PM & Leadership, NER - CEngT Electrical, Civil and Mechanical Engineering.
8ySounds like stanards HR & recruiter talk wanting the perfect candidates all the time.