Get Good at What You Do: Are You a Skimmer or a Peruser?

In addition to my consulting work I teach Leadership courses at the MBA and undergraduate level. I'm always surprised during the first few weeks of class when some students question the level of effort required to earn an "A".  It's at this point in time that our discussion turns to questions like...Do you want your doctor to have been someone who skimmed through acquiring their competency knowledge? This question of competency knowledge is a particularly important one for women -- do you have the competencies required to perform the job? We must ask ourselves this question before others ask it. A critical aspect of Bring Your Spirit to Work: One Woman at a Time is taking time to fully understand what you are good at and having faith in that knowledge. So...my reflection question this week is: Are you a skimmer or a peruser? 

Til next time, Dr. M