HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY REACH OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE[1]

You would like to contribute to discussions at your company but can never get yourself to jump into the fray. you know you need to network , but you feel uneasy starting conversations with strangers . You need to start emphasizing your professional accomplishments at work to be noticed , but you feel deeply uncomfortable about tooting your own horn . This list of uncomfortable but necessary tasks that all of us face at work could go on and on . Ant with the constant change in our lives and in our organisations, it’s only going to get more challenging. We’re crossing national cultures and organizational cultures on a regular basis ; we are moving from one functional culture to another and also changing professional cultures often.

We’re changing roles-from editor to agent, from product developer to CEO, from nurse to nurse manager – and we’re even switching careers. And with each of these changes comes a a ”stretch” in our roles and responsibilities that force us out of our comfort zones and challenges our skills and personalities.

I will complete in article 2 soon.