What Personal Mastery is NOT

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I recently delivered a talk at Ahmedabad Management Association on the topic “Personal Mastery – The Key To Deliver Quality”. It was wonderful speaking in front of an ‘interested’ audience on a cloudy/rainy Friday evening. The talk was very well received.

During my talk, I touched upon the changing world of work, new viewpoints on quality, excellence and how personal mastery is at the core of delivering quality (and hence excellence) at an individual level.

Part of my talk also explored what personal mastery is NOT. In my view, personal mastery is not…

… about control/conservation of knowledge (but about generosity/ sharing)

… a destination (but a life long process)

… just about learning (but applying those lessons to create results)

… experience (but gaining real expertise in getting something done)

… knowing everything (but knowing what we don’t know)

… always quantifiable (but can always be ‘felt’)

Also check out the video excerpt of my talk where I explore each one of the above in a slightly greater detail.

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Related Posts at QAspire:

– On Personal Mastery and Commitment to Learning

– Lifelong Learning – 20 Lessons

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