TO ADAPT IS TO SURVIVE

To Adapt Is To Survive
Ivory Dorsey – www.ivorydorsey.com

When it comes to the workplace, many believe “the sky is falling.” I submit that the sky is NOT falling; however, it is indeed, “shifting.” It is shifting toward personal accountability and empowerment. There are many hints supporting this reality—a hint to the wise should be sufficient. It is time to stop looking for jobs and start preparing for and looking for work—there is a difference. The difference lies in the development of “skill-sets.” Even on the job, learn the functions of the job in a way that is transferable; one day you might need to transfer the skill-set to another assignment either within your current organization or without.

It is important to recognize that everything than happens to you that is “different,” is not necessarily bad. In order to remain alert, look for the best in the worse as well as the worse in the best. There will be many interruptions and changes in the midst of chaos; know that and adapt. Mostly, work to ensure you are a part of the solution—not part of the problem.

View the unknown and unexpected detours as a journey to innovation. It is the attitude that determines the altitude—it is not what happens but how you respond to what happens. Shake it off—pack it under.

Finally, remember, survival is about the power of one among others. Examine what you do, why you do it, and what happens if you do not do it. Many tasks are performed based on conditions during another time. As a human, you have the capacity to discern and to discover; it is the only thing that separates you from a computer.

To minimize automation, you must do what automation cannot. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Think, anticipate, act with accountability, and mostly; actively apply the knowledge that you have.

Things will happen that is beyond your control; shake it off and pack it under.

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