LA 057 finding the time and motivation to grow and develop
Channel: AdvantEdge Joy@Work
Date: 08/05/2017

One of biggest issues I hear from programme participants is that they are simply too busy to take time out of their schedule to develop themselves.

They get frustrated because they want to get better at some aspect of their leadership capabilities, or their management skills so that they can SAVE the time they currently don't have because they don't have enough time to get better and practice.

Their daily work lives are filled with meetings, travel, rushing from one meeting no another, rushing off to meet with clients and an overflowing inbox.

There's no time to chew food properly at lunch time let alone time to coach or read a book.

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Of course, it depends on how motivated you are to develop. And that's another concern I hear: "My boss wants to put me on this training but, frankly, she should be doing this, not me."

And variations on the themes:

I learned how to lead teams when I was in school.
I know how to lead teams, it's my team members who need to learn how to follow.
You think I'm kidding?

Not in the least. This is a direct quote and I have heard many variations on the same, prideful theme. I call this lack of motivation the "It's not me, it's them". But what if "they" never develop as a leader? You'll just keep banging your head against their leadership lid and complaining.  

Then there's the third excuse for not taking time out to develop, and this is the one that stings a little. It is that training and development programmes are "boring".

And I have to agree. I've attended more boring programmes and presentations than entertaining and useful ones.

Sometimes it is the content that is simply dull, more often it is the method and Death by PowerPoint and "blah blah blah"

And these, I find, are the three top reasons that people don't develop and leverage their talents: It's Them Not Me, The Busyness dilemma, and "Blah blah blah"
http://leadershipadvantedge.com/podcast/talent-management/cant-find-time-motivation-grow-develop/