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Deliberately sharpen your approach by competing with yourself. How would the best version of yourself apply for your role anew?

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The benefits of competing with yourself

Why take this challenge?

New perspectives on the potential of your role and what you can achieve

Refreshing your ways of thinking and of working

Engaging your team in exploring the potential of their roles

 

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When you first applied for your job, what did you say in the interview to help your new colleagues understand how you would add value to what they were doing?

Chances are, it was a pretty good story. And you managed to think it through with only a partial picture of what the job was really about.

But now, some time on, you know a lot more about the role and its context. Given the time to prepare, you would be able to give a much better answer, right?

But is it as good as it could be? Suppose your job came up for ‘competitive tender’, would your proposal be the best, or might someone else provide an even better answer?

Shadow boxing is the activity of sparring with an imaginary opponent as a form of training. It is about competing with yourself to sharpen yourself against yourself. And this week’s adventure is about applying that concept to your own role.

 

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You may find the following resources helpful in tackling your challenge or in gaining further benefits from the skills and insights you develop

  • SWOT analyses can help people take a more objective look at themselves and their situation.
  • The reframing matrix we used in Adventure #033 can help you take new perspectives on how you do your role
  • The pyramid principle is a helpful structure for thinking through proposals.
  • And matrix diagrams can help your team explore more deeply what they are doing and why and how they do it.

To catch up on past adventures you may have missed, feel free to browse our Adventures Library

 

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