Getting better...igniting the catalyst!
Been reading lately, got hold of 2 really interesting books.
Both by the same author - Chandramouli Venkatesan.
The first one is "The Catalyst" - this talks about how to add value to everything we do by consciously identifying a "catalyst".
The idea is not to take for granted that spending time and effort over any activity or task will actually help us "grow".
It is a common misnomer that if we put in "time" and "effort" at anything, we would automatically "grow".
However, it was insightful to read that it is not always the case, we need to identify a "catalyst" that will make us be deliberate in our intent to make sure that we are adding value to the activity / task and ourselves.
The second one which I am still in the process of reading is "Get Better at getting better".
Now, this is a very interesting take on how we can develop a model (aptly called the GBM - Get Better Model by the author) to keep getting better...
It is some really great insights on how we can leverage ourselves, our team, partners, clients to keep getting better and achieve success.
What I found most relevant is why it is so difficult to achieve success and growth in the second half of one's career.
As I enter the second half of my career, I had this in my mind that there is no set template to achieve success. One is at the crossroads of a career and getting stagnated and frustrated is a very realistic possibility. This book corroborates my thoughts and also provides direction on how to avoid it.
Thanks to the author - Chandramouli Venkatesan, looking forward to more books !!
The first one is "The Catalyst" - this talks about how to add value to everything we do by consciously identifying a "catalyst".
The idea is not to take for granted that spending time and effort over any activity or task will actually help us "grow".
It is a common misnomer that if we put in "time" and "effort" at anything, we would automatically "grow".
However, it was insightful to read that it is not always the case, we need to identify a "catalyst" that will make us be deliberate in our intent to make sure that we are adding value to the activity / task and ourselves.
The second one which I am still in the process of reading is "Get Better at getting better".
Now, this is a very interesting take on how we can develop a model (aptly called the GBM - Get Better Model by the author) to keep getting better...
It is some really great insights on how we can leverage ourselves, our team, partners, clients to keep getting better and achieve success.
What I found most relevant is why it is so difficult to achieve success and growth in the second half of one's career.
As I enter the second half of my career, I had this in my mind that there is no set template to achieve success. One is at the crossroads of a career and getting stagnated and frustrated is a very realistic possibility. This book corroborates my thoughts and also provides direction on how to avoid it.
Thanks to the author - Chandramouli Venkatesan, looking forward to more books !!
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