2010 has been a year of change, adjustments and the discovery of a new journey. As the end of the year approaches, it is common for individuals to be motivated by the strong emotions that the holiday brings out on people. There is a tendency to think about where they are headed, and to establish life’s goals and objectives. As HR Professionals, we too should exercise this practice. It is important for everyone to analyze where they have been, where they are and where they are going. So, why not now?
Very often the HR Professional motivates employees to reassess their career and goals. But are we taking our own advice? Are we assessing our HR role and careers on a regular basis? Are we taking time to analyze situations that we have dealt with throughout the year? Do we take time to consider the different alternatives and outcomes? Have we been able to familiarize ourselves with our own assessment process? Or are we just riding the wave?
In order to keep up with so many changes it is almost mandatory for individuals to become analytical. It is important to be able to conduct an honest self-evaluation recognizing both successes and failures. It is not an easy task to analyze the analyzer. It’s not an easy task to analyze ourselves. This is what makes this task that much more challenging and important for our growth as individuals and as professionals.
Some of us are privileged to have someone in our lives that we can turn to consult about daily situations. If we are lucky enough those individuals are able to pin-point most of the details in a situation that could have been handled differently. They may even praise us while recognizing the actions that were properly handled. However, knowing that those individuals are, many times, only providing us with feedback based on what we are narrating to them it’s not always accurate. The most productive assessment is done about us by us…that one assessment where there is no room for inaccuracies or slightly changes of events because our consciousness is not going to allow us to continue unless the facts are exposed as they truly happened.
This self assessment will set up the stage for another year. It can either help us look in the mirror and examine one-self or it can enhance the imprints or stories we continue to tell ourselves in order to avoid confronting our fears. That is directly up-to-us. A truthful self assessment can help us become more familiar with our decision patterns and imprints. It can also help us discover new paths, desired outcomes and set up goals that can help us get where we want to be.
”If you’re passionate about what it is you do, then, you’re going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it.” The understanding and evaluation of where we’ve been, where we are and where we are heading, is an important piece of getting better at what we do.