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The Competency Trap
Many people fall into the competency trap, which is the assumption that their established principles and mental models, that have served them all these years, will be sufficient in the future too.
They rely on familiar tools, skills and routines, getting into their comfort zone in the false belief that they don’t need to upgrade or change in this increasingly complex and competitive world, where change is the only constant.
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The Importance Of Disrupting Yourself
- One must continuously learn new alternatives, skills and approaches to work and nurture one’s innovative spirit, becoming a competitor to oneself.
- One has to look for gaps, areas of improvement and new market realities.
- One must invest ti...
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When Core Competencies Become Core Rigidities
- When we overcommit to our core competencies they become our only reality.
- We start to see the business world outside with the same internal view that has been harnessed for so many years when we strengthened and relied on the same skills.
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Minimizing Motivated Reasoning
As most of us have preexisting mental models, it is hard to change one’s mind and completely eliminate the various cognitive biases.
- Start with an open mind about people who disagree with you.
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