It really took me by suprise that expertise such as business orientation and acumen and strategic thinking were the most valued personal competencies. School's for learning so I am pleased to be doing just that and will definitely take this lesson learned as I prepare for my post-MBA position. I will definitely strive to enhance and refine my skillset so that I can honestly put myself in those"most desirable" categories that customers/managers are looking for. Since I am going into healthcare, I think my new New Year's resolution will be to identify 2 or 3 key areas that I am deficient in but will be important for me to be knowledgeable in when I start work in July. My goal therefore will be to raise my level of competency so I will know enough to think strategically about how these 2 or 3 key challenges will affect my future employer.
I also have to admit I enjoyed the closing quote "Only a medicore person is always at his best." I have repeated this quote to a few folks and people just look at me like, huh? Of course I am always at my best. Too bad for them I guess. I appreciate the quote because I know I only work at my best when I am challenged, working on something I find interesting and meaningful, and surrounded by cohesive and capable team members/coworkers. I would like to think that I am not too unique, so I guess mychallenge as a future manager is to either hire mediocre people so they are always at their best (not preferred) or find ways to challenge and engage more capable folks and create an environment where they function well together. Not exactly sure how I would do that, but transistors will be involved.
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