Today I was at a meeting that addressed in a momentary
snapshot the current state of an organization. It sought first of all a listing of those
things the organization does well. Then
a list of opportunities was developed (those areas that need improvement). It occurred to me that this dual view of
listed achievements and areas of needed improvement if applied regularly to the
individual would be a helpful exercise.
What if once a quarter every individual listed their current status in
this way? If these evaluations were kept
in a journal, it would be most interesting to see developments and changing
perspectives over time. Of interest
would not only be quarterly goals and achievements, but the shifting ground of the
elements of evaluation and prioritization as insights and views changed with impinging
realty and experience. For example,
there could be radical shifts in what one considered success as well as worthy
goals. I think many of us would be
amazed at what we once viewed as facts and certainties eventually being viewed in retrospect as
assumptions made from prejudice or perceptual blindness.
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