„Doing is the new consulting“ – or, why I resist the idea that you have to pick ONE job only. 👇
Do you remember from whom you learned the most in the past?
I do. From the teacher of my elective class on advanced integral calculus.
Not that I suddenly became a math genius (I was on the linguistic track at high school for a reason) – but he was the first one who effortlessly connected complex equations to real-life problems to solve. And math started to make sense to me.
👉 Knowledge is powerful – but only potentially. Without execution, it remains merely a theory.
Despite the fact that I love sharing my knowledge and experiences, I would never want to be a full-time teacher, trainer, consultant, or facilitator exclusively. I would miss the opportunity to reality-check what I learned or believe to be the best path to tackle a challenge from theory. Thus, I refuse to have just one job.
As a consequence, besides my various consulting, teaching, and facilitation jobs all year round, I always also have one long-term commitment in my portfolio where just having the knowledge and sharing it would simply not be cutting it.
▪ Where I have to face the harsh reality that an OKR implementation in theory is much more straightforward than it is if you have to do the work.
▪ Where execution is key.
▪ Where additional learning comes from applying knowledge to real-life challenges.
▪ Where many more forces are at play than any great textbook could ever cover.
▪ Where the understanding of any subject is finetuned and deepened.
Just like in my advanced integral calculus class in high school.