Never wanting to miss out on an opportunity to develop myself I attended a training day on career coaching with David Clutterbuck. I found it really thought provoking both for my work at the RSC and also for myself outside of my role.
Following on from my discussion the other week in LinkedIn regarding what makes you feel valued at work, I thought I might share an exercise (copyright David Clutterbuck) you can do to discover or perhaps rediscover your values. It's called the Values Triangle.
Why are they important might you ask? Well, if your values aren't being met, either in or out of work, you may find that you are feeling unbalanced in your work-life balance or feeling like there is something not quite right but that you can't put your finger on it. Let me tell you, this is not a quick thing, it took me about 6 hours. I did have breaks, go away and think or do something completely different in between but over two and a half days it came to about 6 hours in total. However, I found it very beneficial and it has already started to make a difference and challenged me to make some changes.
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