Why is adaptability important?
If quantum shifts rather than incremental change are becoming the new normal – we need to master adaptability better and faster.
Future Skills
The New Inquisitive Minds EXPLORER
The Explorer is the new Hikmaty Newsletter on Substack.It focuses on Work^Life because they are joined up now, 21st century future skills that increase your options and inspired living because life should be inspiring! And all work with no play is a bit boring!It is for career professionals who want to take ownership of their […]
The Importance of Boldly Coexisting
It requires us to take responsibility and own it, be a discoverer and increase our understanding of the issues, be a player in the arena not a spectator and be a deliverer on our commitments as global and local citizens.
What are you waiting for now?
5 mistakes not to make managing your career at work …
ONE Waiting for the fairy story
Where you get picked/ found or saved – pick yourself, stand out to get noticed and nobody is coming to save you – save yourself!
Taking responsibility for YOU
WELCOME TO THIS WEEKS EXPLORER
In this weeks edition we take an introductory peek into the mindset and skillset that make up that OWNER role – we will explore:
ONE – The obvious INTRODUCTORY BIT to set the scene.
TWO – An OVERVIEW of the role – an outline on what it means to be an OWNER including tips on cultivating the right mindset.
THREE – Why OWNER is important?
FOUR – 3 practical things you can do to start the ball rolling and OWN IT!
FIVE – An EXPLORER update for the month and what we will be covering when on our topic OWNER.
How to get more creative by observing experiences
The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes’ Marcel Proust New eyes in the broadest, most curious sense … questioning, experiencing, experimenting and observing in lots of different ways. What are you missing in how you currently observe? Experiences are hot topics and trending. The business […]
Absolutely owning everything in your life!
FUTURE SKILL ROLE ONE: BE AN OWNER One the best decisions I made early in my career was to always seek to be an Owner i.e. committed and fully responsible for driving my own bus! Whilst often a bit of a bumpy ride, it is my ride. It is mindset I have to work at […]
Ten future skills to help us navigate, adapt and thrive.
Book Review: This was my February deep dive read to learn more – practical, timely and interesting brain food on 21st century issues and the future skills to help us navigate, adapt and thrive.
Improve your written presentation skills
I have always described Nancy Duarte as the global ‘Mrs PowerPoint’ and the go to person on visual communication and storytelling. She gets the value of PowerPoint and has mastered it’s use – setting global standards for best practice. Communication has changed However communication has changed – we don’t have time for detailed long form […]
Finding great business brain food to feed you ideas
I love everything about Seth Godin – what he says, what he stands for, and most importantly, what he ships. He feeds my thoughts and galvanises me into action. He has a history of great projects and ChangeThis came from one of his ideas for a Summer Internship program in 2004. It was the Medium […]
A career story to get you noticed more
‘HELLO WORLD – THIS IS ME! Someone says ‘Tell me about yourself?. What do you say? What do you highlight? What makes you stand out from the crowd? What makes you different or special? Have you invested the time in working through and developing your career story so that you get noticed more? Use this […]
Get in demand future skills
YOUR WORK^LIFE WILL BE TRANSFORMED IN THE NEXT DECADEThe rules of the work^life game have changed and will continue to at a faster pace. Whether 20, 40 or 60 most people still have decades of working life ahead of them and maybe a longer life. Some of the overwhelm and the search for meaning people […]
10 Career Success Tips for the new normal
There is a new skillset and mindset that will help your career and to navigate this changing world. There are many challenges over the next few years but there are also many great new opportunities. So be courageous, choose yourself and own your future.