http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/Copyright 2006 TalentGrow. All rights reserved.en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)TalentGrowFri, 08 Jan 2010 18:20:45 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/12/8/value-of-volunteering-helping-yourself-while-helping-others.html#comments58053:561924:comment/6849583Michael RandelFri, 08 Jan 2010 16:11:51 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/12/8/value-of-volunteering-helping-yourself-while-helping-others.html#comments58053:561924:comment/6845844
I plan to continue this during 2010.]]>TalentGrowWed, 09 Dec 2009 23:30:34 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/12/8/value-of-volunteering-helping-yourself-while-helping-others.html#comments58053:561924:comment/6561990
~Halelly]]>Andrew WelchWed, 09 Dec 2009 21:53:56 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/12/8/value-of-volunteering-helping-yourself-while-helping-others.html#comments58053:561924:comment/6561509http://andrewdwelch.blogspot.com/2009/12/help-yourself-while-helping-others.html. I appreciate them!

In answering the question you pose above, I think that my experiences in the Coast Guard have absolutely enriched my private life career and enhanced my value to other organizations. Not only have the challenges I faced as an instructor building out our student development program at The College of William and Mary been some of the greatest (and most rewarding) I have faced in human performance, but the completely unrelated experiences I have had in marine safety and environmental protection have demonstrated a willingness to operate outside the box. Wrap challenges in career adjacencies and working out of your comfort area with a great leadership experience, and I think you have a winning package whether in your full time job or in a capacity in which you volunteer to serve.

Working on new ideas for 2010... your own development, and that of your organization(s) are processes that require long-term commitment and a lot of discipline!

Again, many thanks for sharing your thoughts in this post.

Best,
Andrew]]>TalentGrowThu, 16 Jul 2009 13:08:02 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/7/8/whats-at-the-intersection-of-non-verbal-communication-and-em.html#comments58053:561924:comment/4845355Jim HillearySun, 12 Jul 2009 02:43:59 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/7/8/whats-at-the-intersection-of-non-verbal-communication-and-em.html#comments58053:561924:comment/4794819TalentGrowWed, 10 Jun 2009 14:53:33 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/6/9/we-dont-need-your-nudge-behavioral-economics-false-premise.html#comments58053:561924:comment/4437482YoviWed, 10 Jun 2009 14:47:06 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/6/9/we-dont-need-your-nudge-behavioral-economics-false-premise.html#comments58053:561924:comment/4437455Scott Murphy-NeilsonWed, 10 Jun 2009 13:54:44 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/6/9/we-dont-need-your-nudge-behavioral-economics-false-premise.html#comments58053:561924:comment/4435899TalentGrowWed, 10 Jun 2009 03:00:29 +0000http://www.talentgrow.com/blog/2009/6/9/we-dont-need-your-nudge-behavioral-economics-false-premise.html#comments58053:561924:comment/4411707
@Mike - thanks for commenting. It may be so, and I was specifically responding to some of the claims described in the story about the policy of nudging people into making better decisions by making these decisions for them, or by 'protecting' them from their own faulty decision making capabilities by added regulation or rules. Whether studies can show people overestimate future results of uncertain events, humans still need to seek and receive accurate facts about reality and use the best information at their disposal to make rational decisions that are in their own self-interest. Externally-guided decisions can either lead to further compromised decisions and decision-making abilities, and/or to over-reliance on others for decisions due to lower self-confidence in their own decision-making prowess. Either one leads to sheepish followers who run like lemmings after over-protective, uber-powerful leaders. No good can come of that, in my opinion.

So - to make more rational decisions, we need to exercise our decision making faculties, exercise good old trial-and-error, learn from our outcomes, and apply these learnings to future situations to improve decisions.]]>