Defining Your Core Themes: Intelligence
Ted was a competent, experienced and highly credible analyst in a well-respected organization. He had been doing this work for some 15 years when I met him. He expressed a measure of dissatisfaction in his work and felt that it had become routine and mundane. He wanted more but didn't know what that more was or how he could achieve it. As is the case with many successful people, he earned a good living and was comfortable in his environment and community.
It was clear, however, after meeting him that something was amiss in spite of his positive and productive life to date. Ted had always felt positive about his company and respected the leadership and values of the organization.
Using the Process to Gain Clarity
The missing piece for Ted was brought to light after he went through a thorough career assessment. The primary element missing in his life was intellectual stimulation. He explained that he and his team gathered the relevant data from surveys and analyzed databases and then fed the conclusions and recommendations to the senior executives. He explained that he was now at a point in his life where he wanted to do more than just provide information, but he wanted to be involved in the execution of what this information presented and meant to the organization.
Unfortunately for Ted, this was not possible in the current company. Subsequently, he resigned from his job and accepted a position in a "think tank" organization.
Once we have a good handle on our Core Themes, particularly the primary ones, we begin to engage in a process of discovery to the point where we actually find a position, career or activity that satisfies the primary Core Themes.
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