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Hearing Does Not Equal Listening

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I was once told that God gives up two ears and one mouth for a reason. Now, let me put this into perspective for you, this is usually said by a parent (more likely than not during my teenage years...) to prove some sort of a parental-esqe point. But as I grew older and begin to think a little more about my life and purpose. I find this to be absolutely true. For quite awhile I just heard people, I heard their advice and I heard their perspective. But I never really got it. I never really allowed it to " sink in " per say. I never really listened . That is the difference between listening and hearing.  Listen : To hear something with thoughtful attention: give consideration Hear : To perceive or apprehend by the ear Now after reading the definition of listening and hearing, we can begin to see the difference a little more clearly. Hearing comes across to me, as more the physical aspect of sound, your ear catching sound waves as they move through the enviro

New Aged HR: Me As an HR Professional in the Future

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The Future HR Me, How to Develop Those Skills Now So I have been really molding and developing the current role I possess into the role of my dreams. The role that really has the potential to unleash my best me. Taking all of the information I have learned over the years and transforming me into the professional I want to be.  The role that will push me into uncharted t     erritory and make me the person I have always dreamed of.   Knowing about my current consultative role, I believe there is a very real and dynamic shift in the approach to people by organizations. That the organizations who adapt this approach early will see the greatest success. Further that they will be capable of sustaining, successfully, the challenges ahead. Therefore professionally, I like to consider myself an "organizational engineer." (This is not related to the psychology theory). As SHRM ( society for human resource management ) has outlined it, I am a master at new approache