The term expert is a tough one because, with the constant change that surrounds us, you’re only an expert for a short period of time before you need to learn something new to maintain your status. Certifications don’t make you an expert, good, but not an expert. You need experience, you need failure, you need the screw-ups and the attempts to make it better. This isn’t a knock against certifications, it’s just a fact, you…
Each person has a value they bring to the team. They might not know what it is or what their part in it all is, but it’s there, waiting to come out. That’s where you come in, the leader, the one with the plan, the one that sees how the parts fit together, the one that brings it all altogether. Your value is being the leader and that’s what the team needs to grow.
If you want to grow, develop new skills, and figure out what is wrong with the old ones. You’re going to have to get uncomfortable, otherwise, it’ll never happen. Falling down, messing up, making mistakes – these are all uncomfortable acts that we are all resistant too. But when we let them happen, we grow.
The hardest part of starting a new goal is accepting that you need to start it and taking that immediate first step. That first step can be any of the following; Paying the fee. Showing Up. Sending an email. Confirming your response. Signing Up. Saying Yes. Picking up the Pencil. No work is required at this stage, only commitment, and that’s the hardest part.
Do you understand what your role on the team is? What do you contribute? Where do you create value? What do you do that helps your team directly and those you interact with? What do you make better? How many times have you asked yourselves these questions? Your role isn’t rooted in your title, it’s in what you do and contribute.