Master of Your Domain

Home  >  Articles  > 
Master of Your Domain

Michael Wood

July 7, 2008






Is there a place for mastery--the processes of perfecting our natural gifts and talents--in the workplace? Is the concept of mastery lost on organizations as they strive to cut costs, compete on margins, reduce FTEs and focus on next quarter’s numbers?
 
Perhaps if our organizations truly embraced quality and excellence, then developing “masters”--people who possess and deploy exceptional talents and skills on behalf of the organization’s pursuit of sustained growth and prosperity--would be imperative, a task of paramount importance.
 
Maybe integrating the idea of mastery into the daily work life of the organization would yield competitive advantages and defensible strategies built on grooming and growing exceptional people. Imagine an organization where people took such pride in their work, their vocation that the mere performance of the effort brought gratification and growth.



Please login/register to read the entire article.





sponsored announcements and special offers
Learn how IT can better guide its strategic investments and operational resource allocation throughout the service lifecycle. With Service Portfolio Management, IT investments and resources are translated into things the business cares about – services. Download the white paper Service Portfolio Management: Manage IT For Business Value.


96% of customers recommend LiquidPlanner to friends. Small team? Big stack of projects? Decide what's important, decide who can do it, and start making progress today. Schedule, collaborate, and track time in one central place. Start today with a no-risk trial.

Don't re-invent the wheel! Why divert resources to developing business intelligence and analytics functionality when partnering results in improved productivity and more innovation? Check out this IDC white paper from SAP to see why partnering with an established BI vendor presents a compelling economic case.

Register Today and Save 15%!
Earn PDUs and advanced project management credentials 100% online from Villanova University, ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn how!

Register now for a webinar on March 23rd: Looking for a Project and Portfolio Mgmt software?
Tired of spreadsheets and the like? Obtain a working knowledge of one of the most powerful softwares available for PMOs and portfolio, project and resource managers : PSNext. Registration is free.



"Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining."
- Jeff Raskin