#110: Prevention Versus Damage Control
Career Growth Made Easy
English - July 11, 2022 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCareers Business Education How To career job resume interview performance raise promotion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Prevention Versus Damage Control
The ability to problem solve is essential in our personal and professional lives. How you react under pressure says a lot about you. But what's better than solving a problem? Stopping the problem before it starts. That's called risk management. In today's episode, we discuss the difference between "firefighters" and "fire preventers" with bonus tips on how to avoid some common mistakes at work. Tune in now!
Chapters
[01:35]
When you work closely on an independent project, sometimes you're too close to see the "bigger picture"
[02:37]
It's always a good idea to do quality control. That can be as simple as having an outside perspective look over your project.
[03:19]
A study from the Indian Institute of Science shows shocking results on a study about people catching typos and grammatical mistakes.
[05:36]
It's important to put yourself in the shoes of others to get more perspective. That includes when you're interviewing!
[08:15]
We need firefighters. But what's better? Preventing the "fire" before it starts! This is called risk management.
[10:29]
You don't want to expel too much time on a risk that has low impact. Spend more energy and resources on preventing the biggest potential issues.
[12:29]
Enlist the help of peers or coworkers, depending on the task at hand, to give you objective feedback.
[15:08]
If your goals aren't clearly outlined, you may have trouble achieving them, as they are weak and not well-defined.
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